By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I know Easter’s behind us already, but there is so much going on in those…
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By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio You’re probably familiar with the story of Abraham and Sarah in the Old Testament. God…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio A few months after I began sorting through my parents’ estate, I found an old…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio As followers of Jesus Christ, we celebrate our faith in the Resurrection of our living,…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor “A new commandment I give you, that you love one another; just as I have…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It’s Spring, and many sports enthusiasts are excited for the NCAA basketball tournament, also known…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio You are going to die. Before you do, you will look back on your life…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Writing can be lonely. I sit in front of a computer screen, think, write,…
Dear editor: On May 5, 2026, Bryan voters will be asked to dissolve the Board of Public Affairs — a…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Recently, I spoke at a creation group in Dayton, Ohio. The month before, only…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Sit down and hold on! These next 10 days are going to be a biblical…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio As a child, I did a fair amount of daydreaming. The subject of my dreams…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio Has someone promised you something, and they later broke that promise? Has someone ever let…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio I’ve had some random thoughts about prayer lately. Here are a few of them. First…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio There are some people who seem to be blessed with gifted lives and 100% success…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Most of my university colleagues, some of whom I worked with for years, were…
By: Mike Kelly Bryan, Ohio You don’t have to be a Jew or a Christian to have heard about the…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio The editor of a big-city newspaper had a reputation for being stubborn and hardheaded. “You…
Dear editor: While I don’t do this often, I wanted to publicly share my support of Karen Gallagher to continue…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio In a previous column, I stressed that, if you don’t like something about the…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio I have enjoyed watching the 2026 Winter Olympics. I’m always impressed by the stories of…
By: Mike Kelly Retured Pastor Did you stay home Sunday morning? I met someone last week who used to attend…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Someone is too far gone when he’s in such a bad state or condition that…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I’ll bet I’m not alone when I say I’ve yelled “What a jerk!” at someone…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio What do we really need in life? Many of us tend to accumulate, collect, and…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio True followers of Jesus run minimal risk of rejecting their faith and walking away from…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio Have you seen the online video that looks like a horse race is about to…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One of the most interesting legal cases I have ever been involved in was…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’ve been talking about marriage and what makes for a successful marriage. Clearly, the “two…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Think about your most important relationships. Are they as good as they can be? Mine…