Opinion
Search the Scriptures: Where can we find joy?
Where does true joy come from?Many in the world pursue joy through pleasure, excess, mind-altering substances, material possessions or a narcissistic ...
When there is trouble, there is help
In the past year, if your experience is like mine, it seems that trouble is often manifested with which to deal. That is why the Word of God is such a...
Fifth Sunday of Lent: God knows our hearts
There is a very well-known verse in the Old Testament book of Psalms that I would like us to think about this week. It is Psalm 51:10, “Create i...
Cross Words: Christ-centered, congregational singing
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my five years of leading worship. My voice has cracked. My guitar pick has broken. My pickup battery has died. I&...
Why promote tourism, then add water pollution
There are some things that are just quintessentially West Virginian: Pepperoni rolls, potholes, bright orange cones on every major roadway as soon as ...
A year like no other
One year ago this week the way we lived our lives changed.From the closure of businesses, schools, government offices and more, to the cancellation of...
A government website is not public notice
West Virginia elected officials — at the state, county, city and school board levels — must give local residents “public notice̶...
Search the Scriptures: God is a rock in the midst of uncertainty
We live in a world filled with constant change, uncertainty and instability.Fires, floods, pestilence, war, weather, and other momentous events can de...
A Hunger for More: Sin separates us from God
The idea of sin is not something that our society deals well with. We have a divine call to live, not according the impulses of the flesh or the compu...
Cross Words: Grace through faith
To embrace the beauty of life, we must first face the reality of death. Last week, we acknowledged the pathway of death. From the moment we take our f...
