By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER I will be honest — it has been a long time since…
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Dear editor: I am writing to offer my support of Jim Hoops in his candidacy for State Senator of District…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio I read that before every tennis match Serena Williams would tie her shoelaces a specific…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Evolution teaches that monkeys became men as a result of natural selection preserving ‘beneficial’…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio I remember a conversation with my Aunt Isabel about names from long ago making a…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio A surgeon walks into the operating room to perform his first surgery. He says, “Calm…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor How about that? I finally made it to Easter. I know it was 3 1/2…
To the Editor, In a time when so many politicians feel distant and scripted, it’s refreshing to see someone like…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio Dissatisfied with your Christian life? If so, this rather lengthy excerpt from “Epic” by John…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I decided to stretch Easter out for the entire month of April. So even though…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio It is often said that if you don’t like something about our government, then…
By: Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio It was a tough night…for everyone. Jesus was betrayed, falsely accused, and arrested by a…
Dear editor: Northwest Ohio doesn’t need another political experiment candidate imposed on us from Washington outsiders. Our district deserves representation…
By: Marlene Oxender Montpelier, Ohio You know you’re loved when you wake up in the morning to find your house…
By: Steve Wilmot Edgerton, Ohio When a friend is hurting, our first instinct is to help. Ease their pain. Convince…
By Rex Stump Wauseon, Ohio The crowds were relentless. Jesus worked nonstop, touching, healing, and freeing people from sickness and…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor When we say “he has a calling on his life” we generally mean we believe…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Historians have documented that most wars involving America, back to the late 1700s, could…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Sunday-School Times was a weekly newspaper created in 1859 by The American Sunday…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor I know Easter’s behind us already, but there is so much going on in those…
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…