Lifestyles
The Word: Can these states be united again?
Do you drink “soda” or “pop”? How do you pronounce the words “roof” and “wolf”? I never cease ... Read more
Author: Matthew Sorenson | The Farmville Herald
Lifestyles
The Word: Summer invites us to be kids again
“So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest ... Read more
Lifestyles
Devotional: And then Jesus was gone
“And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a ... Read more
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The Word: And then Jesus was gone
“And when he had said these things, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a ... Read more
Lifestyles
The Word: Rising to new life every day
“Put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” — Ephesians ... Read more
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The Word: Celebrating Freedom Friday a bit later this month
Let the past be past at last and celebrate Freedom Friday on March 29. “We know that our ... Read more
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The Word: Spare the rod, spoil the Christian
You’ve probably heard the saying “spare the rod, spoil the child.” The point is that if children are ... Read more
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The Word: Wishing you a Christmas beyond all that you ask
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, ... Read more
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The Word: Christ is Coming
My family fosters dogs. What a joy it is to watch these traumatized dogs begin to live again ... Read more
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The Word: Jerusalem – A kingdom that cannot be shaken
The attack by Hamas terrorists on the country of Israel on the morning of October 7 has shaken ... Read more
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The Word: The Currency of the Kingdom
Forgiveness is the currency of God’s kingdom. The United States has the U.S. dollar and England has the ... Read more
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The Word: Celebrating our place in God’s creation at work
Restaurants and streets are full again! Children are donning their new outfits and backpacks to return to the ... Read more
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The Word: When slow is awesome
From the moment we feel the synapses of our brains beginning to connect the dots of our day ... Read more
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The Word: Warning – Continued exposure will change you
The Word for Friday, July 7 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear ... Read more
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The Word: Shaping a masterpiece
If you have ever made anything out of wood, then you know the joy of shaping a masterpiece ... Read more
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The Word: Jesus makes all things new
“I feel like a new person” someone will say. Maybe you’ve even expressed that same sentiment. I have ... Read more
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The Word: The Great Escape
The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen and James Garner, is a movie that tells the real story of ... Read more
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The Word: The power to change our world
This morning there were two more mass shootings and the news anchor lamented that we can’t seem to ... Read more
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Matthew Sorenson: The Word — Light in the deep darkness
January can be a really difficult time of year. We just experienced the winter solstice, which is the ... Read more
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The Word — A visit by messengers of hope
“And the Lord appeared to (Abraham) by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of ... Read more
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The Word — Surrounded by trouble
After 400 years of slavery they are finally free. They make their way out of Egypt and encamp ... Read more
Devotional
DEVOTIONAL: We’re a lot like the penguin
I just watched a video of a Gentoo penguin being chased by a pod of killer whales in ... Read more
Lifestyles
The Word — Time to enjoy a roller coaster ride
I enjoy a GREAT roller coaster ride! What makes one roller coaster better than another? It seems like ... Read more
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The Word — Jesus is the cure for toxic doubt
For the last two years, I had not had so much as a sniffle! But then in happened. ... Read more
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The Word — New laws are not enough
The brokenness of our world has become painfully obvious for all of us recently. On May 14, a ... Read more
Lifestyles
The Word — Life amidst rapid changes
You can’t help but notice the price of a gallon of gasoline. The prices glow on signs everywhere ... Read more
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The Word — Experiencing profound love
I learned how to bake from my mom. Growing up I was convinced that nobody could bake better ... Read more