The Whitehall Ledger - Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana

Christian organizations and city government, both businesses that I know best, strengthen their purpose by reviewing, and at times rewriting, their mission statement. From this then flows, among other things, planning, then long-term goals and disbursements. At times entities can get off mission. It might seem an oversimplification, but drawing back to the Bible, and Christ’s very simplicity has helped the church not just a few times.

I’m a strong proponent of Biblical values and find that the Epistle of Hebrews makes a firm case for persevering in Christ, both in hard times and good....