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Who can you trust?
A number of years ago, on the way to work I would drive past a church that liked... — Updated 8/6/2020 Full story
Why we celebrate Independence Day
As the 4th of July approaches each year, I like to pause and remember all of the... — Updated 7/2/2020 Full story
Advice for fathers for Father's Day
Mrs. John B. Dodd of Washington State, who first proposed the idea of a... — Updated 6/18/2020
Celebrate Grandmother's Day
Just a quick reminder that this Sunday is “Mother’s Day,” a day that should... — Updated 5/14/2020 Full story
The Story of Easter
Robert J. Morgan recalls the momentous day when England received the news of... — Updated 4/15/2020
Fix a critical spirit
It seems like everyone is a critic these days, and we’ve all faced painful... — Updated 3/4/2020 Full story
There's no time to waste
Well, here we go again…another new year. The start of each new year brings a... — Updated 1/2/2020 Full story
A baby changes everything
LifePointe Church The news on everyone’s mind 210 years ago was Napoleon and... — Updated 12/6/2019
Celebrate July 4th
We live in a very special nation; a place where people from around the world are... — Updated 10/30/2019 Full story
Does God hear your prayers?
Do you ever wonder whether or not God really hears your prayers? Are you wasting... — Updated 10/30/2019
Honoring Our First Responders
What were you doing when you first heard about the 9/11 attack on the Twin... — Updated 10/30/2019
Become a peacemaker
Are you a peacemaker or do you stir up conflict? There is so much conflict in... — Updated 6/6/2019 Full story
'Mother's Day' honors a humble person
This Sunday, many people will be privileged to spend time honoring mothers. For... — Updated 5/10/2019
Share 'The Scars of Rejection'
My first summer job while in college was selling dictionaries door-to-door in... — Updated 3/11/2019 Full story
"What's Worrying You?"
Vance Havner reminded us of the uselessness of worry when he famously wrote, “W... — Updated 2/8/2019 Full story
New Year's resolutions
So, what do your new year’s resolutions look like? And, have you broken any of... — Updated 1/7/2019
Let's get salty
It is said of Boswell, the famous biographer of Dr. Samuel Johnson, that he often... — Updated 12/6/2018 Full story
Jealousy – 'the green-eyed monster'
Jealousy has been called a lot of things. The Romans called it “the enemy of... — Updated 11/1/2018
"Flee! All has been discovered!"
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries, loved... — Updated 10/8/2018 Full story
When opportunity knocks
In 1962, Victor and Mildred Goertzel published a revealing study of 413... — Updated 9/8/2018 Full story
The Quest for Wisdom
Some kids can really surprise you. Take the great inventor Thomas Edison for... — Updated 8/15/2018
Are You Worth Imitating?
One day the Rev. Chuck Swindoll received a challenging letter from a young man... — Updated 8/8/2018
'Answering your critics'
As World War I became more brutal, some young men in Britain found ways to avoid... — Updated 7/9/2018 Full story
'I can't take it anymore'
Have you ever cried out in despair, "I can't take it anymore?" Here are a few... — Updated 6/11/2018 Full story
"When Life Doesn't Make Sense," trust God
Dr. Rick Koole of LifePointe Church Special to Village News It was about five... — Updated 6/11/2018 Full story
