The Sisters of St. Joseph are planning for our future. That includes the buildings and properties – the Motherhouse, Manna House, Neighbor to Neighbor, the Mound Street residence, and Court …

This will be the last devotional on the topic of - the sermon pastors do not preach at a funeral. One question we must ask is this, “What is God’s plan?  Why did he create …

For the next two weeks, I want to preach the sermon pastors do not preach at a funeral.  It’s a common thing.  I’ve seen it several times in my ministry … kids who …

For the next three weeks, I want to preach the sermon pastors do not preach at a funeral.  At almost every funeral the pastor will read from Revelation 21:4 which says, ‘The Lord will …

I am certain that many of us have heard the phrase, “patience is a virtue.” Many people like to give it place in the bible, however, that is not the case. According to biblestudytools.com …

For the next four weeks, I want to describe to you the sermon pastors do not preach at a funeral. We don’t preach it because people attending a funeral are there to say goodbye and don’t …

For years the number of Christians in America has been on the decline. In 2007, 78% of Americans declared themselves to be Christian.  From 2007 to 2022 that number went from 78% down to a low …

Dear Editor, In a recent Kansas News Service story on Sen. Roger Marshall’s appearance at a town hall meeting in Oakley, Kansas, (pop. 1,982), a board member with the local nursing home …

So what happens when you get off the trail? The trail is … the best way, the smart way, the safe way.  Leaving the trail means leaving all of those things behind to go by a way that is …

About 15 years ago, I happened to attend a lecture given by a survivor of World War II. At that time he was a very old man and was telling about being held prisoner by the Japanese.  It might …

Andrew Bailey, Missouri Attorney General to: Dear Secretary Wright: I am writing in strong opposition to a proposal by the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (DOE LPO) …

Edwin Smith felt forgotten. The military had ordered a crane from his company and it had to be ready to ship in just two days. If it didn’t ship by that date, he would face serious financial …

Hebrews 12:1-2 Have you are noticed that you drive where you are looking? True story… years ago there was a man in our church who was a State Trooper. He shared stories with me of how …

In January of 2023 Guy Paris was the mayor of Thiberville,  France.   The town of about 1800 had just built a new primary school and still owed more than $400,000 on the …

During the autumn of 2021 Bill Fisher of Fargo, N.D., parked his Chevrolet Avalanche pickup under a black walnut tree.  It needed some work so he left it there for four days intending to come …

What does it mean to be a Christian? Well, it’s all about being a good person, right? I mean, a Christian is a person who does good things. A Christian is helpful because Jesus was helpful, and …

Succeeding means that you tried harder than the other guy, right? We often hang a poster of the ten Commandments as a list of the top ten rules of the Christian faith, and if we fail to live up to …

Quite a number of years ago, I was able to get a nationally known quartet to come and sing at our little country church. One way I tried to advertise their concert was to print tickets and hand them …

Dear Editor, The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express (GBE) was published in the Federal Register January, 2025. The DEIS is required before …

I looked at my photo album the other day, making a list of what to keep or throwaway, and on page one - there was grandpa fighting in the war. Him, Sergeant Vance and the boys of the …