HILLSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN

You have a lunch date with a group of friends. You arrive at the restaurant and see most of them at a table across the room. You approach...

School students know that exams are coming. Patients with procedures scheduled know that surgery is coming. Those privileged to live in...

Ever been zinged? Stunned by what someone said to you? And you who seldom lack for words can't think of a thing to say. Not one single...

When you head out for an errand or a trip and you consider where you are going, do you think of the compass points (north, south, east,...

It's that time of year! We've probably been fretting about and figuring out our tax returns for a while now in hopes of either cashing in...

Really now, God... you turned the world over to the likes of these ----->? To we humans who come in all shapes and colors and takes on...

The words could be stamped across everyone's birth certificate. Invisibly tattooed across one's forehead. Entered permanently into a...

Growing up in South Carolina, my family often vacationed at the beach during the summer months. I remember clearly one of the first times...

Make-up is often a fascination with little people. Lips can be too. Ever had a baby tug on yours? I can recall watching my mother apply...

Ever been speechless? Just couldn't find words to express what you were feeling? Been so overwhelmed by something or someone you couldn't...

Medicine manufacturing and distribution must be a big business. A friend of mine often quips, "Better living through pharmaceuticals!"...

Rerouting! The voice from your phone sounds impatient. You missed a turn. Maybe you couldn't see the street sign. Maybe you were going...

The title of this picture according to its source is "Spare Time." I believe it is misnamed. This is life. All the time. Life for so many...

When I was young, the Taylor family back yard was an active place. The croquet set seldom sat for long without being planted in the...

...there's a sort of mysterious glue. Say, you're at a sporting event and there is a marvelous variety of people and yet you feel a...

Ever wonder where we are headed? Not only as a country but also as the whole lot of us human beings who populate history? Even in your...

In the marvelous and moving movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the main character is an eleven-year-old boy whose father died in...

It's one of the best-known verses from the Bible. The reference is sometimes displayed at football games. Most of us can still remember...

Churches have been notorious for Christmas pageants for more years than most of us can remember. If we personally can't recall being part...

I have dozens of pieces of artwork. All different kinds and sizes. They were carefully wrapped and packed and carted from Pennsylvania to...