By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Faith and Fruit are like the old song says, “Love and Marriage go together like…
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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…
By: Rex Stump “Do you remember when?” Those are the words of someone who is about to impart a piece…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The constitution amendment, which guaranteed women’s right to “make and carry out one’s own…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor This week we celebrate the church feast day of Epiphany which is when the Magi…
By: Steve Wilmot Some words tend to change their meaning over the years. What may have been an insult in…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Genesis 2:18 says that after God created Adam, for the first time in the…
I hope you had a great holiday season! 2024 is here, hard to believe. I’m still trying to figure out…
By: Rex Stump Here we are once again, finding ourselves at the end of another calendar year. Businesses will take inventory,…
By: Steve Wilmot Every New Year’s Day opens a new chapter where you record the events of your life. On…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio When I awake in the morning, the first thing I do is shave with…
By: Marlene Oxender Several years ago, I was invited to a holiday tea at the home of my friend Cassie.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I don’t want to burst your bubble but in reality, Jan 1, 2024 is just…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One day this month was one of the most important days of my life.…
By: Steve Wilmot Several years ago, I gave up making New Year’s Resolutions. It’s not that I’m against setting goals…
By: Rex Stump At Christmas time, we decorate with greater intensity than any other holiday. Wreaths, trees, poinsettias, lights, candles, wall…
By: Rex Stump CosMc’s is a new idea from McDonalds featuring a drive-thru specialty beverage-focused spot, so you won’t find…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER It has been an interesting year both professionally. In this line of…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Have you noticed some extra candles at your church altar lately? Or maybe, your church…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio During my first two decades at Northwest State College, we had a Christmas party…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor My wife’s brother-in-law is a genuinely nice guy. He served in submarines during the Vietnam…
By: Steve Wilmot Sometimes it’s a glance through the rearview mirror that reveals missed opportunities. At the time, they didn’t…
Caught My Eye, Crossed My Mind Company Christmas Party, Post Office Issues & Christmas Lights By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher…
By: Marlene Oxender Not only do children say the funniest things, their way of sounding out a word and coming…
By: Rex Stump “And she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One claim that is repeatedly printed in the scientific literature is that the human…
By: Bryan Golden Worry is an all-consuming black hole which drains your time, emotions, and physical wellbeing. Worry is insidious…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor 2Cor 3:6 “He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the…
By: Steve Wilmot What is your first thought when you hear the word God? It’s likely you thought things like…