SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds — Fishing
Before I became a pastor, Zig Ziglar, the famous motivational speaker, signed one of his books and added this from the Gospel of John: “I ...
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SOWING SEEDS
21 Empty Chairs
Garfield the cartoon cat is sitting in a comfortable chair and sees the dog, Odie at the window looking in. Garfield says to himself, “Poor ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, June 5, 2022 9:46 am
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds — Trinity
Recently, I received a letter from Trinity MacDonald, a student at Virginia Tech who attends one of our churches. Growing up, the world wasn’t very ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, May 29, 2022 9:14 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Rounding the bases
Have you ever battled for control over your own life? Many of us fight that battle every day. Our opponent is not someone in our ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, May 20, 2022 10:01 am
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds —We earn it?
There is an old commercial about an investment firm featuring British actor John Houseman in his immaculate 3-piece suit, a gold watch dangling from his ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, May 15, 2022 9:30 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Something cut me to the soul
Inspired by a mission trip; Sara Groves wrote the following song: I saw what I saw, and I can’t forget it I heard what I ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, April 28, 2022 5:08 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds — A church fire and Easter
One Friday morning, I received an emergency phone call about a fire at Tabernacle United Methodist Church in Amelia. I drove out there immediately. To ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, April 23, 2022 12:27 pm
Columns
Holy Week and ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Every year about this time I look through my oldies music and listen to a Rock Opera popular during my teenage years: “Jesus Christ Superstar.” ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, April 15, 2022 10:37 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — It’s your church, It’s God’s church
Mike Abrashoff is the author of “It’s Your Ship” — Before Mike took command of the USS Benfold, he saw the opportunity to do something ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, April 10, 2022 10:12 am
SOWING SEEDS
Day by day, more aware
Author and Consultant, Patrick Lencioni asks six questions to guide any organization seeking purpose. I would think any individual or church could ask the same ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, April 3, 2022 3:20 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds — ‘20/20’ and God’s Love
“20/20” featured a story about Mary who confessed to murdering Matthew, a pastor in Tennessee. According to the media, this was no ordinary murder. Why? ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, March 27, 2022 10:15 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — The narrow door and humility
Flannery O’Connor wrote about Mrs. Turpin, a lady sure of her heavenly destination who does not hesitate to share this fact with others. Flannery shows ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, March 17, 2022 10:50 am
Columns
Dream big! Act small
As a pastor, I encourage churches to dream big dreams toward making a difference in people’s lives. I also emphasize the importance of forming good ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, March 10, 2022 3:04 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Love the Lord
Recent statistics regarding the spiritual state of our country are alarming: 96% of Americans polled say they believe in God, 41% attend church, 13% of ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, February 27, 2022 11:25 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: No pain? No gain!
Zig Ziglar used to say: “There is no elevator to the top. You’re going to have to take the stairs.” I learned that in sales, ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, February 18, 2022 5:39 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Stairway to Heaven
Some dormitories at Virginia Tech are grouped in quads: four buildings in a square with a grassy area in the center. That grassy area was ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, February 13, 2022 8:00 am
SOWING SEEDS
Are you the Messiah?
Events this week seemed especially conflicted and depressing: Ukraine – Threat of invasion with potentially dire consequences. Pandemic – Lots of uncertainly. Is the end ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, February 6, 2022 10:15 am
Columns
Greatness as a No. 2: Dan Abrams and Robb Almy
Sometimes the hardest number to be in life is two: second string, second clarinet, vice president or assistant pastor. You are quite literally a heartbeat ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, January 29, 2022 4:27 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Religion, fasting and wine
One day some people said to Jesus, “John the Baptist’s disciples fast and pray regularly, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees. Why are ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, January 23, 2022 10:00 am
SOWING SEEDS
Who Is Jesus?
2022 is off to a rough start. Sunday was warm and beautiful, but Monday brought a massive winter storm to our area dropping 10 to ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, January 15, 2022 8:00 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Resolutions
Every year, many of us make new year’s resolutions that are forgotten by Super Bowl Sunday. According to one website, here are the most common: ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, January 7, 2022 10:00 am
Columns
Real Christmas giving conclusion
Recently, I shared a plea from a family asking for help. Christmas can be a visible reminder of who receives generously and who gets little ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, January 1, 2022 9:52 am
Columns
Christmas giving: Letter from Canada
Recently, I shared a plea from families asking for help. Christmas can be a visible reminder of who receives generously and who gets little or ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, December 24, 2021 8:00 am
Columns
Christmas giving: Letters
I wrote about a plea for help from a family with no way to provide Christmas for their children. Question: How do you justify any ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, December 16, 2021 5:05 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Christmas giving
A recent email: “Pray for my children. I know they will have nothing for Christmas, and it’s tearing my family apart. I don’t know how ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, December 10, 2021 6:00 am
SOWING SEEDS
Monopoly, change and children
I deal with changes nearly every day, but this one is too much. Monopoly replaced three of their game pieces: the thimble, the boot and ...
by Larry Davies, Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:00 am
SOWING SEEDS
10 church action words
If we want to be a healthy church, we must heed the warnings of the Bible. Don’t stop doing the good things that brought you ...