Lifestyles
Movie Review: The End We Start From
Based off of the novel by Megan Hunter, THE END WE START FROM is another movie I have…
Opinion
Farmville Pride: Give the gift of love and acceptance
Meagan Irving is writing this month’s column for Farmville Pride. The holidays are amongst us and for many,…
Lifestyles
Mother Nature’s Garden: The importance of trees
When we moved into our current home 35 years ago, our street was lined with dogwoods, and nearly…
Opinion
Mike Wilson: New Year’s traditions and a Museum of Ham
Everyone has their New Year’s traditions. My granddaddy used to get country hams and fresh tenderloin from a…
Lifestyles
The Word: More than a guest room
It’s a staple of the Christmas play we’ve probably seen before: kids in bathrobes as Mary and Joseph,…
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘Shabbat Shalom’
Happy New Year to each of you! Since Genesis 12, when God called Abraham to follow Him to…
Lifestyles
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,…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Something I was pondering
“Just as it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us. We…
Lifestyles
The Word: Godliness with contentment
Christmas 1819 did not shape up to be a very relaxing or celebratory feast day for Sister Philippine…
Lifestyles
Devotional: ‘Healing for the holidays’
Christmas continues to be one of the greatest celebrations of the year. The story of the miraculous birth…
Lifestyles
Trents Mill News: Here come more Christmas parades
Hello again. It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these columns. And they may start becoming…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Being known
Longwood University retired faculty member extraordinaire, Dr. Carolyn Wells, is nearing the end of her earthly walk. She…
Lifestyles
The Word: ‘I am the Light of the World’
“I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall…
Lifestyles
Mike Wilson: Oh, he will be back …. and so will I
I suppose I am sometimes viewed as “portly” by those with enriched active vocabularies. Accordingly, my chest waders…
Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: December in the Garden
December is usually a quiet time in the garden. The days are short, and the temperature is crisp.…
Lifestyles
The Word: Keep being thankful
Monday morning, as I drove to the office, I hit play on my podcast app. I had downloaded…
Lifestyles
Happy to be here: Empty chairs
According to many different calendars, we’re deep into the season of holidays. Depending on your outlook, the festivities…
Lifestyles
Devotional: A grateful heart
It was great to see Thanksgiving celebrations happening around Farmville last week. I am thankful to God for…
Lifestyles
Garden Muse: Winter feeding and care for Houseplants
During the fall and winter months when the natural light levels are lower, and temperatures are much cooler,…
Lifestyles
Devotional: A listening problem
8 Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, I will go; but if you will…
Lifestyles
The Word: Christ is Coming
My family fosters dogs. What a joy it is to watch these traumatized dogs begin to live again…
Lifestyles
Middleburg Interview: Nyad Screenwriter Julia Cox
NYAD, Netflix’s latest crowdpleaser, is so much more than a biopic on record-breaking swimmer Diana Nyad (played by…
Lifestyles
The Word: Is quoting the Bible hate speech?
Back on Friday, Sept. 15, there was a news broadcast covering the story of a woman from Finland…
Lifestyles
Cainan Townsend: A look inside Moton
We wanted to take the time to highlight part of the museum that people may not think about…
Lifestyles
From the Editor’s Desk: I think I’ve seen this movie before
The emails started coming in not even a day after the story went up. Last week, we covered…
Lifestyles
Devotional: We’re supposed to be different
As much fun as it would be to run for president, I have to tell you that it…
Lifestyles
Through the Garden Gate: Behold the Snake Plant
Many years ago, everyone’s front parlor had one. It sat in a dark corner in that cold, seldom-used…