Religion
Baseball gallery: Northmor at Pleasant
MARION — Northmor won an instant classic of a game against Pleasant in the district semifinal, by a score of 4-2. The game was decided in 15 inn...
Lesson from mom and dad
Hey Dad & Mom,When I was a child, my dad worked the night shift - four p.m. to midnight, five days a week. Growing up, we had the big meal of the ...
Preacher’s Point: Watch for signs of His return
Is the end near? Near is a relative term. I tell people I grew up near Cleveland Ohio; the town was twenty miles away. However, if the phone rang and ...
Trinity planning Christmas cantata
MOUNT GILEAD — Trinity United Methodist Church will be presenting a Community Christmas Cantata, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. in the Trinity UMC sanctuary....
Preacher’s Point: A more excellent way
Everyone wants to see the spectacular. Sports highlights are full of diving catches by outfielders, 90-yard touchdown runs, and half-court buzzer beat...
Preacher’s Point: How often do you practice?
Imagine you are the coach of a small high school football team. It is game day; Friday night; minutes before kickoff. All of a sudden a boy walks up a...
A nation divided cannot stand
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” — Abraham Lincoln.“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolatio...
Love and marriage work together
It has been fifty-two years since Frank Sinatra recorded the song “Love and Marriage.” The line, “You can’t have one without t...
God’s textbook is the Bible
Textbooks have changed over the decades. I remember carrying all my books in one arm; nowadays on the list of things kids need to purchase for school ...
Approved workers for God
Many workers receive performance evaluations. An employee will sit down with the boss. The boss will then pat them on the back for a job well done, di...
