God does not cherish fetuses or children. God demanded the sacrifice of all firstborn livestock and sons. (Exodus 34:19) This requirement was just to remind people — the survivors — of God’s proud action against the Pharaoh, whose heart He had deliberately hardened (Exodus10:27), in ...
Another season of sharing new pillows and blankets with several elementary schools, Head Start, Community Cupboard and a church, is now complete. There were many people involved each year in this project, and they all deserve a big “Thank You!” Among them are the Senior Stitchers at Bolts ...
I am sure we all have seen the billboards with Dolly Parton saying “Find the good in everybody.” I know what she means by that, but the truth is, there is no good in anybody. The Bible says, “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:” Romans 3:10 KJV. We are born with a ...
I am writing about what the state of Ohio refers to as Class II injection wells. In the oil and gas business we call them disposal wells. These wells are injecting the waste from high-pressure hydraulic fracturing, that is, fracking, most of it coming to our area. This brine waste contains ...
Dear Ms. Myers (executive editor of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel) Your “TSA travel takeaway” is very prudent considerate of fellow travelers on this planet Earth whom are planning to travel by airplane. Many parents and other gift givers, indivertibly to please their loved ones with ...
This past Sunday at a church service, I witnessed something I have never experienced in my 82 years — a children’s secular Christmas song played at the traditional worship service by a young man. “Frosty the Snow Man!” What an unexpected blessing! I told the young man I’m sure Jesus ...
