A Joyful Noise: Perfect Perspective
On Jan. 6, 2021, Mom started dying.
Covid had assaulted her lungs for about 10 days, and finally, pneumonia...
Time for a Devotional Break: The Rest of the Story
Born in Oklahoma in 1918, this well-known figure spent much of his early adult life making radio commercials. Moving from Missouri to...
Area Holy Week Services
Ossian United Methodist Church
Ossian United Methodist Church, 201 W. Mill St. in Ossian, will host a Maundy Thursday service...
Community Good Friday service set for 7 p.m.
A community Good Friday service will be offered at 7 p.m. Friday, April 15, at the Life Community Church, 428 S. Oak...
A Joyful Noise: So Thankful
As colleague Mark Miller has lamented (in between digressions), the Christmas season tends to steal the holiday spotlight from its meeker, milder...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: Heavenly Prerequisites
Most educational systems are built on a hierarchy of learning. Elementary students must master specific academic standards to move to the next...
Time to Take a Devotional Break: A Different Contentment
It’s already the middle of November, so Christmas can’t be far away. It has been said that we live in a nation...
The Outcome of Faith
by Martha Paxson
Everyone, whether or not they claim a specific religion, has faith in...
A Joyful Noise: Pray Instead of Panic
The Apostle Paul once wrote, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be...
A Joyful Noise: Knowing Truth
“What is truth?”
Pilate’s question still echoes throughout the past 2,000 years, but sadly, too many people don’t think...