By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER Some may find this column challenging, as many Americans tend to view…
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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…
By: Cheryl Garza Bryan, Ohio One day isn’t enough. Acknowledging love daily gets to the true heart of the holiday’s…
By: Rex Stump I looked outside the window and saw a large ball of fur in our yard. It looked…
By: Steve Wilmot What if you believed God has every aspect, every event, every high and every low of your…
By: Rex Stump New Year’s resolutions. Did you make one? Often, we have good intentions to hit the restart button…
By: Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio The Global War on Terrorism began after the September 11, 2001, attacks which took…
By: Mike Kelly Retired Pastor We’re in a series looking at the Sermon On the Mount from the Gospel of…
Dr. Jerry Bergman Montpelier, Ohio In the last few years, the total US college enrollment has dropped by nearly 1.5…
By: Steve Wilmot My wife is very much a people person. She enjoys conversations with old friends and new acquaintances.…