I am certain that many of us have heard the phrase, “patience is a virtue.” Many people like to give it place in the bible, however, that is not the case. According to biblestudytools.com …
For the next four weeks, I want to describe to you the sermon pastors do not preach at a funeral. We don’t preach it because people attending a funeral are there to say goodbye and don’t …
For years the number of Christians in America has been on the decline. In 2007, 78% of Americans declared themselves to be Christian. From 2007 to 2022 that number went from 78% down to a low …
Dear Editor, In a recent Kansas News Service story on Sen. Roger Marshall’s appearance at a town hall meeting in Oakley, Kansas, (pop. 1,982), a board member with the local nursing home …
So what happens when you get off the trail? The trail is … the best way, the smart way, the safe way. Leaving the trail means leaving all of those things behind to go by a way that is …
About 15 years ago, I happened to attend a lecture given by a survivor of World War II. At that time he was a very old man and was telling about being held prisoner by the Japanese. It might …
Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General to: Dear Secretary Wright: I am writing in strong opposition to a proposal by the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (DOE LPO) …
Edwin Smith felt forgotten. The military had ordered a crane from his company and it had to be ready to ship in just two days. If it didn’t ship by that date, he would face serious financial …
Hebrews 12:1-2 Have you are noticed that you drive where you are looking? True story… years ago there was a man in our church who was a State Trooper. He shared stories with me of how …
In January of 2023 Guy Paris was the mayor of Thiberville, France. The town of about 1800 had just built a new primary school and still owed more than $400,000 on the …
During the autumn of 2021 Bill Fisher of Fargo, N.D., parked his Chevrolet Avalanche pickup under a black walnut tree. It needed some work so he left it there for four days intending to come …
What does it mean to be a Christian? Well, it’s all about being a good person, right? I mean, a Christian is a person who does good things. A Christian is helpful because Jesus was helpful, and …
Succeeding means that you tried harder than the other guy, right? We often hang a poster of the ten Commandments as a list of the top ten rules of the Christian faith, and if we fail to live up to …
Quite a number of years ago, I was able to get a nationally known quartet to come and sing at our little country church. One way I tried to advertise their concert was to print tickets and hand them …
Dear Editor, The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express (GBE) was published in the Federal Register January, 2025. The DEIS is required before …
I looked at my photo album the other day, making a list of what to keep or throwaway, and on page one - there was grandpa fighting in the war. Him, Sergeant Vance and the boys of the …
Dear Editor, I would like to commend Dylan Morris and his friends on their efforts towards Dylan's Eagle Scout project. It is important to honor the men and women who have fought to keep us a …
Every day my computer gives me a verse for the day on my computer desktop. For today that verse was from Psalm 124:7 which says, “We have escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare; …
“But now, GOD’s Message, the God who made you in the first place, Jacob, the One who got you started, Israel: ‘Don’t be afraid, I’ve redeemed you. I’ve called your …
Katie lived in an ugly little shack. It was an 8’ x 12’ wood frame structure, on a concrete slab, with plywood walls and a steel roof. Inside, the walls were simply foam insulation …