HILLSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN

Maybe you’ve heard that said. I knew someone years ago who would say it. Of course, it means that something is so far out of the normal...

It’s that time of year. In this part of the United States, it’s cold. And it’s dark. A lot. And we’re in the slippery slide between...

We’re traveling down a stretch of pavement we don’t drive often. We don’t see it in the road up ahead. If we had, we’d have made an...

A curious expression, isn’t it? Waiting for the other shoe to drop . But anyone who’s ever lived in an apartment understands where it...

Pointing is a peculiar art. When we’re lost, it’s helpful to have someone point in the direction we should be going. When we’re trying to...

Betsy was terrified of storms. Betsy and her family lived next door to my family when we were young. Betsy was exactly one month older...

Well, that’s a tongue-twisting phrase, isn’t it? Of course, it means “to be what we are” but the emphasis here sits squarely on the...

The child sitting next to me was fascinated with the oblong case beside me on the table that popped open and snapped shut holding the...

Why are flea markets, yard sales, second-hand and consignment stores, and online auctions flourishing? Clearly, with a landscape dotted...

The expression has been around for centuries. The saying describes a common human experience which isn’t the least bit pleasant… to get...

Many action movies feature chase scenes or getaway scenes or driving scenes of some sort. Like Short Round with wooden blocks strapped to...

Ever notice how when someone gets near a child, that person’s manner of talking changes? “Oooh, whad a widdle biddy sweddie!” someone...

It’s one of the least comfortable aspects of a visit to the dentist, isn’t it? “Now, open wide” the hygienist will gently instruct. We...

When I was young, our parents had to take a trip together that didn’t include us children. That meant that we were home under the...

Most of us sense that summer is evaporating, and fall is fast approaching. For many, these months just behind us and the few to come are...

Cleaned under the sofa cushions lately? Pennies. Popcorn. Peanuts. No telling what might be found! Or under the driver’s seat of the car....

Pickleball is quite the thing these days, isn’t it? Something of a mix of tennis, badminton, and ping pong. But slick paddles. A smaller...

We’re asked to sit in a rolling chair and place our chin just so on a little pad and then to press our forehead against a brace attached...

Reading a short informational piece the other day, I found myself getting irritated. The writer(s) had constructed a sentence using a...

It’s often the case in families, sometimes a factor with a nation, and usually true for organizations: someone holds things together. It...