Lifestyles
Jesus lifts us up on rainy days, Mondays and every day
Years ago the late, great Karen Carpenter sang, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” As I ... Read more
Author: Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson | The Farmville Herald
Devotional
We are not alone
It’s the end of another long week, but I don’t know what to say to you. We have ... Read more
Lifestyles
Affirm and love each other this Lenten season
It’s the first Friday in Lent, a 40-day season (excluding Sundays) in the Christian calendar. It’s a season ... Read more
Lifestyles
There is always something new
It’s hard to believe this is the last day of the first month of the year. That went ... Read more
Lifestyles
Listen to hear the lesson
Back in what seems like another life, I worked as a sports writer for the morning newspaper in ... Read more
Lifestyles
Getting our spiritual houses ready
For a lot of folks, Christmas season has already started. It began with the last piece of turkey ... Read more
Lifestyles
A humble walk with God
Gratitude, thankfulness, has become a thing these days. On Facebook I see so many of my friends and ... Read more
Lifestyles
The power of words
One of the things I like best about living in Farmville is the Virginia Children’s Book Festival that ... Read more
Lifestyles
Seeing things differently
When I look at your heavens, The work of your fingers, The moon and the stars that you ... Read more
Lifestyles
Learning is for everyone
It’s back to school time in these parts. Children and youth have attended their first classes of the ... Read more
Lifestyles
Looking ahead
Next month the church I am privileged to serve – Farmville Presbyterian Church – will celebrate its 175th ... Read more
Lifestyles
Walk humbly with God
From Memorial Day to the Fourth of July is a great time to be a U.S. American. I ... Read more
Lifestyles
Remembering the saints
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every ... Read more
Lifestyles
Now what?
It’s the week after Easter, the great high holy day of the Christian year. And all over the ... Read more
Lifestyles
A time for joy
For those of us who are liturgically inclined, this is the season of Lent. The season of 40 ... Read more
Lifestyles
A time to listen
This Sunday is a special one for us in the church, though not a very well-known one. It ... Read more
Lifestyles
Sharing his word
It’s the start of a new month, and many folks are counting down the days until spring. It ... Read more
Lifestyles
Letting thoughts lead the way
“Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever ... Read more
Lifestyles
Facing grief and moving on
I was at the Southside Medical Center last week for my annual checkup. I was at the desk ... Read more
Lifestyles
Let your words impart grace
You have an advantage over me. As I write this piece, it is Monday morning, the day before ... Read more
Lifestyles
This week, be a helper
Chances are pretty good that you will hear more than your share of Noah’s Ark jokes this week. ... Read more
Lifestyles
Transition times
By the time you read this, the freshmen at Longwood will be coming into town to start their ... Read more
Lifestyles
Self control
We are now officially in the dog days of summer – those hot, sticky, muggy days in which ... Read more
Lifestyles
Let the spirit take you where it wants
For Father’s Day my wife and I went over to Scottsville and took a canoe ride down the ... Read more
Lifestyles
Thank you for all who have given their all
It’s Memorial Day weekend, a great time to reflect and remember those who have given their lives so ... Read more
Columns
Easter, a season of seven Sundays
One of the young ladies who comes to worship with us was puzzled recently about all of the ... Read more
Columns
Crucifixion vital to Easter story
By the time this devotion is published, it will be Good Friday. Some people will be in churches, ... Read more