Monday, December 15, 2025

ARTICLES BY REV. LOU HESSE

Decision time

God has gone and done it. He made a decision long ago. He created the earth and all that is in it. He said it was all very good. Then we went and fouled it all up. Sin, death, disease, wars, famine, natural disasters have been turned loose in God’s …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

No more dead lambs

A young farm boy was once asked by his Sunday School teacher what Jesus meant to him. He thought carefully and then responded, “No more dead lambs.” Taken aback, the teacher asked him what he meant by that, and he responded, “Well, since Jesus died to take away our sin, …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 8 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Religion or faith? An important question

It may seem an odd question, “religion or faith?” But I believe it drives to the heart of a matter which makes Christian faith different from the religions in this world.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Learning by reading the word

In days when books were far more scarce, many children learned to read by starting with the Bible. It was the one book that could be found in nearly every home, and it was easier to learn to read the language and phrases that children heard whenever they were in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

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