Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds — Take risks, make sacrifices
Chip Ingram wrote, “Good to Great in God’s Eyes: Ten Practices Great Christians Have In Common.” Two of…
Lifestyles
Devotional — Jonah’s whale
The story of Jonah, given in scripture, provides an interesting metaphor of struggles that we face. Jonah was…
Lifestyles
Through the garden gate — Garden envy
A few weeks ago, I escaped to Maine to explore some gardens and late-blooming native plants there. Obviously,…
Lifestyles
The Word — Alone with Jesus: He has a question to ask you
He saith to him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? And Peter saith Lord…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here — Observing with both eyes
A friend recently asked me about buying an inexpensive, fun telescope suitable for taking a first step into…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News — A time to celebrate birthdays and give thanks
We talked about it a bit last week, but we start off today’s edition with a reminder about…
Lifestyles
Movie Review — Ticket to Paradise
BY LAUREN BRADSHAW Special to The Farmville Herald Do you even need to read a movie review about…
Lifestyles
The Word — God’s favorite tool
“There was despair and fear in the soul, misery of every kind in the body, desolation all around.…
Columns
Sowing Seeds — An old-fashioned fire engine red water pump
Zig Ziglar once told a story of an old-fashioned, fire-engine red, hand water pump. I have seldom used…
Lifestyles
Watch your language — Learning a lesson in language
was in the south of England a few weeks ago (part of a research trip to learn more…
Columns
Trents Mill News: Just remember that a clock change is coming
Time to talk about some news in Trents Mill. They say the main purpose of Daylight Saving Time…
Lifestyles
Devotional — Look at all the vibrant colors
I had originally planned to go in a different direction with this devotional, but driving around these days…
Opinion
From the Editor’s Desk — What’s the future for Prince Edward County?
It started with a conversation earlier this month at Three Roads Brewing. What began as a welcome to…
Lifestyles
The Word — The joy of finding scriptural nuggets
My great-great-great grandfather Levi Roberts was actually present at Sutter’s Mill when gold was discovered there in 1848.…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds: Now what?
As we would say in the South, “I was raised right!” My family attended church off and on.…
Legal Notices
Trents Mill News — Offering up birthday wishes and prayers
Happy birthday wishes go out this week to the following people: Helen Reynolds of Powhatan on Sunday, Oct.…
Lifestyles
Sowing Seeds — European sampler
If you want to see as much of Europe as you can in one trip then read on…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News — Fall activities are happening all around us
Are you ready for fall? The leaves are changing color, the temperature is dropping and events are taking…
Lifestyles
Mother Natures Garden — Turtleheads: Flowers with an interesting shape
Even though the days are still warm, there’s a chill in the early morning and late afternoon air.…
Lifestyles
The Word — Take time for a Sabbath recharge
I love fall. The crispness of the air, the color of the leaves, the beauty of a clear…
Lifestyles
Devotional — Relationship or Religion?
Today, let’s start this devotional with a few questions. Do you have an active relationship with Jesus or…
Columns
Happy To Be Here: Let’s talk about freedom of speech
Last August, author Salman Rushdie was attacked and seriously injured while onstage for a panel discussion at the…
Sowing Seeds
Sowing Seeds: A story about church bazaars and ministry
Mell and I often traveled to church bazaars. We enjoyed the atmosphere as well as meeting people at…
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…
Devotional
DEVOTIONAL: We all live with pain
4 “The roads to Zion mourn, for no one comes to the festivals; all her gates are desolate,…
Trent's Mill News
Trent’s Mill News: We offer up some living history and birthday wishes
It’s Friday, Oct. 7 and here’s the latest thoughts and events from Trent’s Mill. Did you know the…
Lifestyles
Devotional — The hand of God
There is an inspiring poem by Carolyn Joyce Carty entitled, “Footprints in the Sand”, which succinctly illuminates the…