Opinion
God’s Kids Korner: Sunday is Father’s Day
You probably realize that this Sunday is Father’s Day, right? Do you realize we all have two Fathers: God, our heavenly Father and our earthly F...
Search the Scriptures: Concerning sparrows and men
The old world sparrow, also known as a true sparrow, is a small brown and grey seed-eating bird and is one of the best known of birds in all the world...
Hold strong when you are pressured
Christian people have the potential of being most spiritually equipped when it comes to dealing with any conflict, confrontation, or calamity that com...
God’s Kids Korner: Soccer goals, life, and the Bible
I bet a lot of you play soccer. It is a very popular sport all over the world and here locally for kids to play on teams in the spring and fall. The a...
Cross Words: Selecting songs for Sunday morning
The songs we sing on a Sunday morning influence what we believe about God. They communicate God’s Word. They preach. And because of this, we mus...
‘We all want to return to normal’
Kids fear some crazy things. I remember as a child being afraid of the green giant on the side of a box in my bedroom closet. That fear vanished as I ...
One reader’s take on ‘Political Kryptonite’
Dear Editor,As a lifelong West Virginia democratic voter, I am very concerned about the decline of the democratic support at the state and local level...
The ‘OVP COVID Update’ — the end of an era
This week marks a milestone in what has been a trying last 15 months for so many, including those of us in the world of local journalism.Friday, June ...
A Hunger for More: In both theory and practice
There is a difference between our culture’s idea of what it means to live life well and what the Bible says about it. For example, the Bible adm...
Don’t stay down with the downs
The perspective our lives is often seen in terms of ups and downs. Times are that we are “up” emotionally. Things are going well. We have ...
