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Enjoy ‘this’ summer
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Summer arrives slowly and disappears quickly. This all depends on where you live, of course. If you are in Southern Florida, Texas, Arizona or California, then warm and very hot days are almost always a part of life. For those of us a little farther north, we know about long winters…
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Navigating your difficult circumstances
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Every human being faces everyday challenges. We all have them. No way is immune from problems, sickness and death. Hurdles to jump, mountains to climb and oceans to swim are a part of life. There is always a fire to put out or something to fix. Life is filled with repairs…
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Code Red
BY JACK WARD Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme of their upcoming Vacation Bible School was Noah’s ark and the flood, so he…
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‘What’s So Amazing About Grace’
BY JACK WARD Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have a relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book “What’s So Amazing about Grace.” Yancey tells the…
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A boy waits for the bus
BY JACK WARD There’s an old story of the boy who stood on a sidewalk, waiting on a bus. A man walking by spotted the boy and gave him some gentle instruction. “Son,” he said, “if you’re waiting on the bus, you need to move to the street corner. That’s where the bus stops for…
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Political jobs and all-around nice people
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Men and women who run for political office must be men and women of the people, for the people. Political jobs are jobs for the people. A person who holds a political office must know that he or she is serving a massive number of people. Holding office comes with a…
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‘unChristian’
BY JACK WARD In the book “unChristian,” David Kinnaman, president of the Barna Group, discusses some disheartening research concerning the failure of Christians in our day to remain distinct: “In virtually every study we conduct, representing thousands of interviews every year, born again Christians (talking about people who say they have made a personal commitment…
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Presidential assassins and national notoriety
BY DR. GLENN MOLLETTE Cole Thoms Allen recently tried to kill President Donald Trump. The 31-year-old from Torrance, California, has been charged with attempted assassination, discharging a firearm during a crime of violence and illegally transporting firearms and ammunition across state lines. Cole rode Amtrak all the way from California to check into the Washington…
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Donald Spence Obituary
Donald Spence 1940—2026 Donald Spence, age 85, of Tomahawk, passed away April 28, 2026, at his residence. Born Oct. 28, 1940, in Paintsville, he was the son of the late Sherrill and Mary (Collins) Spence. In addition to his parents, Donald was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. He is survived by…
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Enough
BY JACK WARD Missionary Gregory Fisher writes, “What will he say when he shouts?” “The question took me by surprise. I had already found that West African Bible College students can ask some of the most penetrating questions about minute details of Scripture. ‘Reverend, I Thessalonians. 4:16 says that Christ will descend from heaven with…
