By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The most difficult part of the creation worldview for outsiders to accept is the…
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By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio One day isn’t enough. Acknowledging love daily gets to the true heart of the holiday’s…
By: Rex Stump I looked outside the window and saw a large ball of fur in our yard. It looked…
By: Steve Wilmot What if you believed God has every aspect, every event, every high and every low of your…
By: Rex Stump New Year’s resolutions. Did you make one? Often, we have good intentions to hit the restart button…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Global War on Terrorism began after the September 11, 2001, attacks which took…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re in a series looking at the Sermon On the Mount from the Gospel of…
Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio In the last few years, the total US college enrollment has dropped by nearly 1.5…
By: Steve Wilmot My wife is very much a people person. She enjoys conversations with old friends and new acquaintances.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We are continuing in our series on the Sermon On the Mount by Jesus as…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio My husband would write a note in pen, sometimes short or long, to our son…
By: Rex Stump “Believe you can do it!” “Think good thoughts!” “See it, and it will happen!” These are just…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One of the most significant revolutions of the last century was the Women’s Rights…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We are continuing in our series on the Sermon On the Mount by Jesus as…
By: Steve Wilmot Statistics regarding the durability of people who start their Christian lives sold out to Jesus reveal shocking…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER WINTER’S CHILL ARRIVES We should have seen it coming. Winter’s chill has…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. In talking with readers…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Life is an intricate tapestry of interconnectedness, where the choices we make and the actions…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re still working through a study of the Sermon on the Mount as found in…
By: Marlene Oxender I was a teenager during the 1970s. A time when smiley faces and peace signs were in…
By: Steve Wilmot People everywhere are in a desperate search for peace. Yet it’s so elusive. A quick Google search…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER To prepare for our annual New Year’s Edition, we scroll through every…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor It feels like Christmas was just yesterday. Oh, it was!! And now here we are…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Evolution teaches that the natural state of all animals is wild, not tame. They…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio The Blessing of kindness. So warm and nourishing to those whom we share it with…
By: Rex Stump At Christmas time we focus on the birth of Jesus Christ; God’s arrival to earth in the…
By: Marlene Oxender Those of us who live in a rural area know the reasons why small towns are a…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Dwight Eisenhower was a distant relative of mine by marriage. His brother, Roy, married…
By: Steve Wilmot Christmas is a time for love and happiness and family. But often it isn’t. In fact, it…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Imagine that you’re at the altar of your church. You’ve been a faithful disciple for…