Musings

By Sean Dietrich Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, and summer was in full bloom in America. The nation experienced mostly beautiful weather. The Midwest had highs in the 80s, The Southeast experienced temps even higher. Temperatures in the Florida panhandle exceeded approximately 173 degrees. But it’s important to remember...

By Michael Yoder, Retired FBI Criminal Profiler Technically, the meaning of forensics is “the application of scientific methods used in connection with the detection of crime.” Although commonly misused as the name of the science itself, the word forensics is an adjective, describing the science that follows. So, Forensic Biology...

By Pastor Dave Holland Then Jesus said to the chief priests, the officers of the temple guard, and the elders, who had come for him, “Am I leading a rebellion, that you have come with swords and clubs? Every day I was with you in the temple courts, and you...

      By Pastor Dave Holland “And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this he breathed his last.”  Luke 23:45-46 I admit it, dead bodies give me the heebie—jeebies.  People rarely talk...

      By Sean Dietrich “What is Easter?” the boy asked his grandfather.  The old man and boy sat on the front porch. That’s where people used to sit in the olden days. They used to build porches on the fronts of houses so you could wave at your neighbors. Now they build...

By Rev. Gueary Clendenning There is a prophecy in the Old Testament of the Bible concerning the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.It is found in Isaiah 52: 13-15 in the New Living Translation: “See, my servant will prosper; he will be highly exalted. But many were amazed when they...

  By Michael Yoder, Retired FBI Criminal Profiler Last month, I talked about murder as the result of extreme emotions such as anger, hatred, revenge, jealousy or even love. Or, it could be due to a desire to conceal a different crime (self-preservation) or to gain something (greed). Understanding Victimology helps...

By Sean Dietrich “I started choking,” said Jennifer Yakubesan. It was a typical evening, some years ago. The family was eating supper before church, somewhere in the wilds of Michigan. It was spaghetti. The flagship food of happy families. “I looked at my husband and my son, and I started to make...

By Pastor Dave Holland “Jesus called out with a loud voice, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.’ When he had said this, he breathed his last. The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, ‘Surely this was a righteous man.’” Luke 23: 46-47  Jeff was a regular...

By Pastor Dave Holland My title may remind you of the rude relative who is inappropriate at a family funeral. You know, the one who lets his cell phone ring and then talks loudly. Or they cry noisily on your shoulder. No, I’m talking about Jesus. Jesus is the rudest funeral...