Preacher’s Point: O beautiful for spacious skies
My wife and I recently returned from a vacation. We drove west. The Grand Canyon, Petrified Forrest, Painted Dessert, an Ice Cave, and a...
Reflections: More about Col. Jack Short
Last week I focused on Col. Jack Short, a regular contributor to the Morrow County Independent from 1927 to 1941. Most of his comments...
Reflections: Col. Jack Short a man of three names
I’m not sure how many readers have heard the name Col. Jack Short or even the Killdeer Knob. These names are related to the...
Preacher’s Point: If I should die before the rapture
This week’s column is an open letter to the world, especially my grandchildren and all those that should live beyond my demise.I was born...
Reflections: Re-enacting the Gay Nineties era
I was given this photo taken in 1950 of Cardington residents enjoying an evening costumed in Gay Nineties attire. I do not know anymore...
Preacher’s Point: The swelling of the Jordan
One of several primary purposes for this column is to wake up Christians to how we live and our heart/spiritual condition. The column attempts...
Reflections: July news from years past
As I have noted in earlier issues, I love reading past newspapers and learn the changing of what was considered news in years past...
Preacher’s Point: Is it right or is it wrong?
When I was a kid, right and wrong were pretty much straightforward.It does not appear that way anymore.In the movie “Time Changer,” there is...
Reflections: What a difference 65 years makes
I’m reading a Morrow County Independent dated June, 1956 and one of the lead articles focuses on the poor condition of the Cardington Community...
Preacher’s Point: The Founding Fathers and America today
Throughout generations, things change. For example, some of the social graces practically no longer exist, such as standing when a woman enters a room...
