By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We just recently went through an election in which numerous promises were made and those…
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By: Steve Wilmot Allow me to let you in on a little secret: You can influence the lives of others…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER As Thanksgiving approaches, I find myself drawn to the warmth and simplicity…
By: Marlene Oxender Nearly every family owns a box of papers that has been handed down from one generation to…
By: Rex Stump Did you hear about the man who gave up his seat on the bus to a woman?…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Your true nature is abundance. If the statement resonated with you, it would be fair…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor How grateful are we? Really? I have a great life. A truly blessed life. It’s…
By: Steve Wilmot I’m convinced after four decades of ministry the best thing you can do for someone is pray…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Bible is the best-selling book of all time. Its estimated total sales is…
By: Rex Stump Here is a riddle. Name one gift that you can give to a family member, friend, or…
By: Steve Wilmot What will heaven be like? What will we do there? We know we’ll see Jesus. We’ll enjoy…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor As we continue our series on the Sermon on the Mount, we get into some…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio While still in high school, I began working at Oakland Center Hospital, at a…
By: Rex Stump Sometimes we think we have a tough life. Our circumstances are challenging, including poor health, struggling finances,…
By: Marlene Oxender The fact that December rolls around so quickly each year is something most of us have learned…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Tap into a sense of unchanging well-being. Meditating on what it means to just can…
By: Steve Wilmot I’m writing this Pastor’s Ponderings the eve of election day, so I don’t know who our new…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor As we continue to work through The Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus continuing…
Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I have always enjoyed reading biographies. I read one recently that was not about a…
By: Rex Stump We don’t see it at a younger age level, but if you are a division 1 athlete…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I recently had a conversation with a friend who lives in California. He related…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’ve come to the portion of Matthew’s Gospel where Jesus begins to show most clearly…
By: Steve Wilmot When was the last time you were in a storm, sinking under the weight of multiple disappointments,…
By: Marlene Oxender One way to get a junk drawer cleaned out is to accidentally spill it all over the…
By: Rex Stump Are you sure this is going to work? Do you think it’s going to be okay? Have…
By: Steve Wilmot In less than a week, either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump will be elected as the 47th…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor This next section of the Sermon on the Mount is complicated. Matt 5:17-18 “Do not…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio A few years ago I lost a good friend. He would often call me…
By: Rex Stump In 2020 we faced a world-wide pandemic that will forever change our lives. But today it seems…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor This is the 9th article on the Sermon on the Mount as found in Matt…