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Mother Nature’s Garden: The amazing things that plants do
While plants don’t move around like animals, that doesn’t mean they’re incapable of reacting to their environment. For…
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Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together
A dictionary defines church as a building for public and especially Christian worship or a body or organization…
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Happy to be here: Finding the flowers
In 1955, Pete Seeger wrote a song asking “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” Additional verses were later…
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Devotional: Trusting God
Through him you have come to trust in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him…
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Trents Mill News: Sending out thoughts and prayers
First off this week, we want to encourage several folks to heal up after recent troubles. We send…
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Letter to the Editor: It’s not always about fire safety, but it should be.
Recently, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors and the Buckingham fire departments had a conversation about fire safety…
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Mike Wilson: Dear Farmville, I’m not a caffeine addict, I promise
Apparently I scarred my grown daughters for life by chugging down a Red Bull at 2 a.m. We…
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Through the Garden Gate: Just a typical week in the garden
Gardening is supposed to be peaceful, calming, and restorative. Most of the time that’s true, but once in…
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The Word: Be the good needed where you are
I have struggled in finding the origin of this wise short story for quite some time as numerous…
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Devotional: Coalition for moral excellence
The Almighty provided an excellent example for our reflection. On Sunday, April 9, Jews, Christians and Muslims observed…
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From The Archive: Longwood’s ghostly bell and baggage wagon
FARMVILLE – Our story begins more than 100 years ago, with a ghostly bell, a wagon and the…
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Sowing Seeds: More stories about Easter
After Jesus’ death, the disciples were consumed with questions: Why did Jesus have to die? What will happen…
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Trents Mill News: Who loves a fifth Sunday singing?
Now who loves a good singing? Mt. Zion Baptist Church, located at 6277 Cartersville Road in New Canton,…
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Mike Wilson: Leaving Farmville for vacation was not a good idea
One thing I’ve learned in Farmville and elsewhere is when you’re hot, you’re hot. No, not that great…
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Mother’s Nature Garden: In search of Twinleaf
The earliest spring ephemerals have finished blooming, but there’s still time to see twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla.) Several years…
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Devotional: Let us not forget God’s goodness
Tell me if you see these flowers blooming on High Street. This is a shot I got last…
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The Word: The theme of Christ’s message
Born without arms or legs in 1982, Australian Nick Vujicic suffered intensely from bullying and a feeling of…
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Sowing Seeds: Easter and other church stories
I love being a pastor and serving churches because despite the problems, churches truly make a difference in…
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Trents Mill News: Paying tribute to the lost
First off today, our sympathy is extended to the Bradby family. William “Bill” Bradby went home to be…
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TV Review: Beef
I have been obsessed with the A24/Netflix series BEEF since I first saw it in January. A group…
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The Word: About Easter and temples
A belated Happy Easter! Few words ever spoken convey the hope and joy of those uttered by the…
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Trent’s Mill News: Let’s talk about food
We start today talking about food. On Thursday, April 27, the Rotary Club will hold its annual Taste…
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Sowing Seeds: Easter and seeking the lost
The stranger who entered the church was young and new to the community, struggling with her faith and…
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Devotional: Remember the promise
What a special weekend this past weekend was! Good Friday was a day to reflect on the substitutional…
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Devotional: The last stop
The greatest event in human history, with the greatest impact on humanity, is undoubtedly the substitutional death of…
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The Word: Washing hands or taking up crosses?
Today is Good Friday, the day Christians remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. When told alongside the account…
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Sowing Seeds: Divisiveness and prayer
Recent events have been traumatic for The United Methodist Church I love and serve. Churches which have called…