Devotional
What will we do with our wild and precious lives?
One of my favorite modern poets is Mary Oliver. She died two years ago, leaving behind a wonderful ... Read more
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Lifestyles
Who is guarding our city?
Farmville is a special place. It’s the home of our church fellowship, a place with friends, a place ... Read more
Devotional
Where else do we go but to Jesus?
In John 6:53, Jesus says something which jars his followers. He says, “Those who eat my flesh and ... Read more
Lifestyles
Giving the best, or at least good enough
One passage that you have not heard many sermons unpacking (not surprisingly) is Acts 5:1-11, the Ananias and ... Read more
Lifestyles
‘Not for sale’
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance ... Read more
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Hope gives us perseverance for difficult times
The word hope means “eager expectation.” Are you eagerly expecting something in the near future? How about on ... Read more
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Praise is a key part of worship
Psalm 146 starts: “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!” Praise is an integral part of ... Read more
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COLUMN — A time for mourning
Even though we are still living in pandemic days, we did just hold our traditional time of celebration ... Read more
Lifestyles
Beauty is where we find it
Have you ever thought about the many ways we use a certain word? Take the word, “love,” for ... Read more
Lifestyles
Jesus is only a prayer away
In second Chronicles chapter 32, Hezekiah, King of Judah, watched as more than 185,000 soldiers from Assyria prepared ... Read more
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Like Joseph, we must trust and obey
Well, it’s Christmas. Merry Christmas. I pray that this day will be blessed for you, filled with peace ... Read more
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We need more Ruths this Christmas
In some ways this is the hardest time of the year to write a column. We have heard ... Read more
Lifestyles
Nevertheless, the angels sing
I don’t know what I like best about the celebration of Christmas. There’s the lights. Have you been ... Read more
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Make the most of opportunities that come our way
Albert Einstein said, “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.” If any of us are searching for a ... Read more
Lifestyles
The waiting is the hardest part
I’ll just go ahead and tell you that you will hate this column. I’m sorry, but one of ... Read more
Lifestyles
‘Through a glass darkly’
I am blessed to live in a very interesting home. My husband, Britt, and I are renting the ... Read more
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We are to bring hope to a hurting world
Are you a believer in Jesus Christ? Is your faith in God strong enough to endure this season ... Read more
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Repentance is a daily task
The Psalms often have a short statement at the beginning, sometimes identifying their composer, sometimes with a musical ... Read more
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May our elections be driven by love
Tis the season of elections. If this is news to you, you are living in a cave somewhere ... Read more
Lifestyles
Lessons I learned from my cat
We had a Blessing of the Animals earlier this month, hosted by our neighboring church, Johns Memorial Episcopal. ... Read more
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Are we stuck in a rut, or do we rock the block for Jesus?
Are you stuck in a rut and do not realize it? Do you desire to get out, but ... Read more
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What are you looking at?
During this devotional I would like to think about what we look at and what we should be ... Read more
Lifestyles
We must learn to forgive the little things too
This pandemic has changed many things about our lives, but one thing it hasn’t altered is the need ... Read more
Lifestyles
It is time for planting oaks of righteousness
After the baptism of Jesus in the Jordon River and the temptations in the wilderness that followed, Jesus ... Read more
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Money, what is it good for?
What do we really need? In Paul’s first letter to Timothy he sets it out in Chapter 6. ... Read more
Lifestyles
God is in the pandemic
Have you found yourself wondering during the course of the coronavirus crisis where God is in all of ... Read more
Columns
Jesus rebutted the cancel culture
Who of us, when we reflect back over our lives, do not see things that we did, or ... Read more