By: Rex Stump As you prepare for your next opponent, the coach lays out the game plan. Your coach gets specific…
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By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Each year, I and several other popular international writers and speakers fly out to…
By: Steve Wilmot Do you remember the Settlers commercials for Direct TV they ran in the mid-2010s? Dressed in old…
By: Cheryl L. Garza What brings you joy? Even the smallest of things and moments can be very meaningful… Write…
By: Rex Stump Growing up on a farm, there were certain chores we accomplished on our own. But often, the more…
By: Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio My library includes a book showing Israel from the air. Much of it looks indistinguishable…
By: Bryan Golden There is an enormous difference between someone who is broke and someone who considers themselves poor. Being broke…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I’d almost bet the farm (if I had one) that this title brings to mind…
By: Steve Wilmot Some strange items find their way to Lost and Found areas in public buildings, airports, schools, amusement…
By: Cheryl Lea Garza Real Love for oneself not passion even though that is great, humans are hungry for a…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Let’s talk about chaos. I’d just turned 20 when I proposed to the woman who…
By: Rex Stump In Acts 13, Paul, Barnabas, and their companions begin their first missionary journey together. They shared with…
By: Steve Wilmot Nearly half a century ago, Karl Menninger wrote a ground-breaking book with an interesting title: “Whatever Became…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio ‘Gospel’ is an old-English word meaning “good news,” specifically, in the Christian use, the…
By: Rex Stump It doesn’t take long today to discover an amazing story in sports! A last second buzzer beater, a…
By: Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I previously wrote a column documenting that, as a result of our technological developments, America…
By: Steve Wilmot According to Greek legend, a man noticed the great storyteller Aesop playing childish games with some little…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor A group of physicians used in double-blind “drug” studies of the efficacy of Christian prayer…
My brother Stevie has a knack for arranging fun moments. He makes suggestions, and we let him know he has…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I will admit I like a good old fashioned Northwest Ohio snowstorm. …
By: Rex Stump Dr. Malachai O’Brien set out to do something hard, something that would challenge himself personally, but also…
By: Mike Kelly Have you offended anyone lately? Recently I wrote something that got someone’s nose out of joint. It…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio In the past 40 years I have presented over 400 sermons on apologetics. Apologetics…
By: Steve Wilmot Kyle Idleman wrote a thoughtful book a few years ago titled, “Not a Fan.” In it, Idleman…
By: Rex Stump We think we know it all! We believe that our knowledge, mixed with our opinion, should settle all…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I was recently invited to speak with the Creation Expo at the First Baptist…
By: Bryan Golden We all face decisions throughout life when circumstances change. Deciding what path to take can pose a dilemma. Each…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Faith and Fruit are like the old song says, “Love and Marriage go together like…
By: Steve Wilmot Inside every one of us is the desire, even the need, for significance. Kevin Myers writes, “Significance…
By: Marlene Oxender My favorite regifting story is one my mother told years ago. But I didn’t recognize it as…