By: Rex Stump Do you trust God? What if you pray, and pray, and pray…and you still aren’t sure if…
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By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The “judgement of history depends on who wrote the history” is a truism attributed…
By: Steve Wilmot There’s a story about a father who boosted his young son onto the railing of their porch.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We continue in our series on the Sermon on the Mount found in Matt chapters…
By: Rex Stump Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed? In competition, your opponent comes at you with everything they have.…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re still in our series on the Sermon on the Mount which is Jesus’s teachings…
By: Steve Wilmot Do your actions match your words? That’s a question posed in a devotional I read over a…
Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio One of my most memorable events was related to me by a colleague, Dr. Steven…
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Some may find this column challenging, as many Americans tend to view…
By: Marlene Oxender One of the greeting cards in my gratitude journal is a card I’d received from my friend…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Feeling stressed? The atmosphere you maintain or not maintain in your home and workplace can…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio I have either worked with, or have become aware of, several situations where the…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor Today we find ourselves entering into the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount…
By: Steve Wilmot When someone whose had a life of misery or who suffered for months before he died, you’re…
By: Rex Stump Hundreds of coaches gather annually for a major football coaches’ clinic. On behalf of FCA, I was…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier. Ohio Born and reared in Detroit, for the youth automobiles were more than a car,…
By: Rex Stump Recently I have become more aware of a power that has been made available to me. A…
By: Steve Wilmot In the first Karate Kid movie, Daniel wants to learn how to protect himself from bullies by…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re still in the Sermon on the Mount found in Matt chapters 5-7. And we’re…
By: Marlene Oxender My ten-year-old grandson Deano recently walked past my desk while I was finishing a story about fruitcakes.…
By: Rex Stump What is the greatest gift you received on Valentines? Was it sentimental, expensive, unique, or exactly what…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio Spiritual health is the aspect of our well-being that organizes the values, relationships, meaning and…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio German astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler (1571–1630) was a central figure in the 17th-century…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We are continuing in our series on the Sermon On the Mount by Jesus as…
By: Steve Wilmot There are few things I hate more than waiting. Whether it’s waiting in line, waiting at a…
By: Steve Wilmot Here’s a recommendation. Search your television provider and the app store on your phone and laptop for…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio Atheism, often called the more friendly term “The Nones” includes both atheists and agnostics.…
By: Rex Stump “Life is hard!” This is a general statement, true for everyone in some form or fashion. But Jesus…
By: Marlene Oxender My parents were young adults in the 1940s, and I remember thinking their taste in music was…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The most difficult part of the creation worldview for outsiders to accept is the…