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Facing relational issues head on

For those of us who follow the liturgical calendar in our churches, we are in the midst of the 40 days of Lent. It’s a ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, March 1, 2018 10:21 am

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The season of Epiphany

Between the massive pinnacles of Christmas and Easter lies the valley of Epiphany. This church season, one of the more underrated ones because of its ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, February 1, 2018 8:42 am

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My old friend Simeon

This past Sunday I preached a sermon using an old friend. His name is Simeon, and he’s an old guy, hanging around the Temple of ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, January 4, 2018 8:51 am

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Veteran’s Day thoughts

Tomorrow is a very special day in the life of our country. It is Veteran’s Day. It used to be called Armistice Day, to mark ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, November 9, 2017 8:49 am

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We need each other

In our rugged, individualism-obsessed culture, it would be hard to go an entire week without running into someone who extols the virtues of their independence. ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, October 12, 2017 9:47 am

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Which will we choose?

In these days of wondering how to deal with those who are different — with immigration reform, with the struggle over Deferred Action for Childhood ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, September 14, 2017 9:41 am

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The story of Cornelius

Most of us have our favorite Bible stories from when we were kids. Noah’s ark, the parting of the Red Sea, Daniel in the lion’s ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, August 17, 2017 9:15 am

Church & Community

The Dog Days of Pentecost

Many years ago the Rev. William Willimon, a United Methodist pastor and bishop wrote a meditation for the magazine Christian Century entitled, “The Dog Days ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, July 20, 2017 7:36 am

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That which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

A couple of weeks ago the folks over at Farmville Church of Christ (FCC) had a very intriguing post on Facebook. They took as their text ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, June 22, 2017 9:21 am

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On offering sustenance during Lent

We are now into spring, or so they tell us. The temperatures may often make us wonder but we are finally into the season of ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, March 23, 2017 12:20 pm

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The story of Cornelius

I’ve always loved the story of Cornelius out of the 10th chapter of Acts. It is the account of a Gentile, an outsider, one of ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, February 16, 2017 12:10 pm

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We are part of the ‘original blessing’

It’s the start of a new year (no fooling). A time for new hope, new plans and new expectations. A time for dreaming about what ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, January 12, 2017 6:47 am

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It’s not Christmas yet

In case you have been living under the proverbial rock for the last few weeks, let me tell you that it is Christmas time. At ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, December 8, 2016 12:03 pm

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Celebrating All Saints Day

On the first Sunday of November in our place we do something I think is fairly common among Christian churches: We remember the dead. Not ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, November 3, 2016 8:36 am

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‘The Bible doesn’t say that’

While driving back home after visiting family up north last week, I noticed a sign in front of a large Methodist Church in the Roanoke ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, August 25, 2016 6:04 am

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Coping through difficult days

We have had some very difficult days lately. I know that has always been the case, but lately it seems we have had more than ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:07 am

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There’s good and bad in everyone

On the third Sunday of June we celebrate Father’s Day. No doubt there will be many sermons on that Sunday extolling the virtues of fathers. ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, June 16, 2016 10:08 pm

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Dealing with our own prisoners

There is a listing of suggested Bible verses for every day — not just for every Sunday, like the one your preacher might use. This ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, May 12, 2016 5:28 am

Church & Community

An exercise in seeing Jesus in each other

When the time changes and the weather warms up we do something at our place every Tuesday evening: We go for a walk. We got ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, April 7, 2016 4:53 am

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A Lenten lesson: Don’t take God’s presence for granted

I grew up with a fairly ecumenical background.  Baptized a Lutheran, earliest memory in a Methodist Church, I attended a Baptist Sunday school before my ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, March 3, 2016 5:18 am

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Released from the box — give thanks and praise God

Do you remember seeing the release of the doves at the Olympics? Boxes in the middle of the field are filled with doves, and when ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, February 11, 2016 3:16 pm

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A birthday reflection — do your best and trust in God

With everything else going on, I got to celebrate a birthday.  In fact, it’s today, the 29th of January. Birthdays are nice; you get to ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:07 am

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The best Christmas present is God’s love

At our church we have the Festival of the Nine Lessons and Carols like a lot of churches do. But we have ours a bit ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:35 am

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‘Stop Hunger Now’ — a local response to world hunger

We have all seen the TV images of starving children.  We have heard about the statistics, of the thousands of people who die every day ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, October 15, 2015 3:23 pm

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World Communion Sunday unites Christians worldwide

Next month in our church we will be doing something special.  It might not seem to be very special — a celebration of the Lord’s ... Read more

by Rev. Dr. Tom Robinson, Thursday, September 10, 2015 9:15 am

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