Lifestyles
The Word: Facing Temptation: Authority
I have two children, and they are some of the sweetest kids I know (though I may be…
Lifestyles
Devotional: Sound of freedom
July is considered by many, the heart of the Summer. The freedoms that are celebrated this time of…
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The Word: Warning – Continued exposure will change you
The Word for Friday, July 7 “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear…
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The Word: Elevation and transformation
A long the Lakeshore Trail at Holliday Lake State Park, there are signs that caution hikers about upcoming creek…
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The Word: Facing temptation: Appetite
Temptation is something we all face in life. We are tempted to do many things. Some are trivial:…
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The Word: Shaping a masterpiece
If you have ever made anything out of wood, then you know the joy of shaping a masterpiece…
Columns
The Word: A slight touch of the spurs
Something I have wanted since I was a “kid” is spurs. My dad’s a HUGE fan of westerns,…
Lifestyles
The Word: Discouragement: To believe a lie
Jans’ proud face crumpled; she put her hands over her eyes and began to cry. “Empty, empty!” she…
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The Word: Focus on the small and simple things
“By small and simple things are great things brought to pass” (Book of Mormon, Alma 37:6). A recent…
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The Word: Stay connected to the vine
Last weekend, we planted a garden. Not much of one – just a couple of raised beds with…
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The Word: Jesus makes all things new
“I feel like a new person” someone will say. Maybe you’ve even expressed that same sentiment. I have…
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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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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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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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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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The Word: The Great Escape
The Great Escape, starring Steve McQueen and James Garner, is a movie that tells the real story of…
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The Word: God’s ‘Whoever’ policy
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in…
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The Word: Our own eleventh hour
We have all heard of deathbed converts, those lucky people who turn to Christ just before death calls…
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The Word: Temples in the New Testament
All are invited to an open house for the Richmond Virginia Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ…
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The Word: Analog in a digital world
In a storage closet in my house, there are boxes of clothes and boots and books and canvas…
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The Word: The power to change our world
This morning there were two more mass shootings and the news anchor lamented that we can’t seem to…
Columns
The Word: No matter how bad the storm, he’s there
“But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind…
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The Word: Temples in the Old Testament
All are invited to an open house for the Richmond Virginia Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ…
Lifestyles
The Word — Embracing the dormancy of winter
Every day, I commute from Keysville to Farmville for work. Much of that drive is past farms and…
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Matthew Sorenson: The Word — Light in the deep darkness
January can be a really difficult time of year. We just experienced the winter solstice, which is the…
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The Word w/ James Taylor: They shall call his name Emmanuel
“And shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is: “God…
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The Word — The true test of mettle
By Jan. 23, 2016, British explorer Henry Worsley had traveled 913 miles on foot across Antarctica. He was…