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Through the garden gate — The beauty of dry stacked stone walls
Throughout New England and the mountains in Virginia, there are stone walls built by farmers primarily from the…
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Sowing Seeds: Let’s take a look back at Christmas 1989
Do you remember December of 1989? News organizations broadcast live from the Berlin Wall as it came crashing…
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Devotional — God’s help is always near
“Give us help from trouble: for vain is the help of man” — Psalms 60:11 Assisting someone in…
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Theatre Review: Players tell a great story with latest panto
By Jes Simmons Youngsters and those who are young-at-heart in Farmville and surrounds are in for a December…
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Movie Review: Does The Wonder live up to its name?
Based on the novel by Emma Donoghue, THE WONDER is an eerie and enthralling thriller that explores the…
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Trent’s Mill News — Who did you hire to string Christmas lights?
Everyone loves driving around to see Christmas lights or turning on your own at home with a pre-lit…
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The Word — The sign of the Lord
On a July day, several years ago, I was backpacking through the European countryside. The beauty of the…
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Devotional — Amen. Come, Lord Jesus
Here we are at the beginning of another season of Advent. In case this is news to you,…
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Mother Nature’s Garden — Japanese Knotweed: A seriously tough plant
Since the late 15th century, we humans have moved around 13,000 species of plants from their native habitats…
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Happy to be Here — Listen and let the songs play
As the song says, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Nature sets the stage with starlight…
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Sowing Seeds — Now what? A story of God and money
Christians are not immune to financial problems. One article claimed the percentage of Christians declaring bankruptcy is roughly…
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Trent’s Mills News: Cue the Christmas parades all over the area
One of the best parts of this time of year are the Christmas parades. Families line the streets…
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Sundari Morgan: It’s time to be your own icon
The holiday season is truly “the most wonderful time of the year,” but for those struggling with self-image,…
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Devotional — ‘Lord, I thank you, thank you, thank you’
Most people who know me, know that I sincerely love sacred music, whether gospel, hymns, even anthems. One…
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Sowing Seeds — Duty, honor, grace and teachers
Anyone in the military, looking at this title: “Duty, Honor, Grace” would be tempted to correct me. The…
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The Word — Grateful for an abundant life through Christ
Jesus taught: “I am come, that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly”…
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Trents Mill News: Let’s talk about Christmas lights and Christmas Mother
Last week, we talked a bit about the first electric Christmas lights. But the history of Christmas lights…
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The Word — Getting ready for Christmas already?
Christmas has already arrived at my house. Or at least it has made an appearance. My family moved…
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Trents Mill News: Christmas lights set to turn on at Bear Creek
It’s about that time of year again. We put up decorations, organize a tree and finally switch on…
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Devotional — ‘One more year’
In the final months of Jesus’ earthly ministry, as He was leaving the Galilean area and heading towards…
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Sowing Seeds — Answering life’s final questions
Recently, I was asked: “Most Christians do not have an appropriate understanding and appreciation for the end times…
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Mother Natures Garden — Goldenrods: Tenacious and beautiful
“You can see the goldenrod, that most tenacious and pernicious and beauteous of all New England flora, bowing…
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The Word — Surrounded by trouble
After 400 years of slavery they are finally free. They make their way out of Egypt and encamp…
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Devotional — Let’s thank God for witnesses
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every…
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Sowing Seeds — Job: When we stumble
For a children’s message, I wanted to illustrate Job from the Bible losing his family and his possessions.…
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Trents Mill News — Celebrating a little bit of kindness
This Sunday marks another special day on the calendar. It’s not as well known as Christmas or Thanksgiving,…
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TV Review — Lawrence goes back to her roots in ‘Causeway’
Let’s be real, I love a Jennifer Lawrence movie anyway I can get it. But I especially love…