HILLSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN

The child inside us still likes to get gifts. Not just for Christmas. Not even for our birthdays. And not for the unhappy occasions of...

It looks good on a coffee mug or maybe a tee shirt. It’s an inspiring motto I suppose. Catchy. Easy to remember. First appeared on a...

…isn’t necessarily bad. But much of what we think of spreading is. Gossip. Rumors. Lies. Panic. Hatred. Gang violence. Those are just a...

It happens. Tragically it has happened. Frightfully it could happen anywhere and at any time. Mischief gone awry. Children rough housing...

They don’t get much press. They hang out in between the super star nouns and verbs. They are generally not very big. They are sometimes...

Ever notice how a person in a group of people will always fill up the air with their talking? As if there is zero tolerance for silence....

Oh, the stuff we slip into unawares! Sure, there are big, bottomless pits like addiction and abusive relationships. But consider how even...

February 4, 2004. 2/4/2004. That was the date an internet briar patch called Facebook sprang up on the World Wide Web. Remember the...

The tape, the glue, the string, the bungy cord, the Velcro, the thread, the cement, the trampoline, the duct tape, the Bondo, the calk,...

Bet you’ve heard it. Maybe even chuckled at it the first time you did. “You can pick your friends. You can pick your nose. But you can’t...

Heard any of those predictions lately? Those “the world is coming to an end” forecasts. Some people think they “know” because of what’s...

At what point does confidence become arrogance? When do bold words turn bombastic? How is it that one person’s rock-solid belief sounds...

Giving is such a slippery slope, isn’t it? If we give once, we worry that we’ll be expected to give again even if that isn’t our...

Green shoots up from beneath the brown – spring is underway! Blossoms of bright yellow burst open as crocus and daffodils bloom....

If we have any dealings at all with people, we’re likely to have some sort of trouble with people. Of course, the trouble with people is...

It’s gotten to be a catchy response to the mundane question of “How are you?”: “Living the dream!” Generally, it is offered sincerely but...

We do lots of things every day. Duh. But do we do this one particular, challenging, curious thing - it - anymore? Commit is the it. We...

For National Football League fans, the big game is over. While mostly a lackluster display of the sport, the match between the Kansas...

Wake up routines are as fascinating as they are varied! Some people set alarms (even across the room!); others rely on pets to alert them...

What are the hardest words to say? We'd likely agree that “I forgive you” is tough to choke out most of the time. But others might bubble...