HILLSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN

As children, for the most part, we learn to expect what we ask for. Birthday presents and Christmas gifts are prime examples. Currently,...

Stop. Don’t think food. A little challenging after a Thanksgiving feast, I know. Instead think people. Human conditions and experiences....

Remember that cute little song from nursery school days? “Do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man? Do you know the...

Most of us sit to eat a meal. At a table. On the sofa. In a booth. Even on the ground. Doing so provides a great opportunity for a simple...

There are few contrasts as extreme as a mouse and an elephant. The average mouse weighs in less than 0.70 ounces. An elephant can tip the...

Perfectionists. Overachievers. Straight-A students. We’re not the only ones who struggle with admitting failure. It can be really...

Electronic billboards have become quite the rage, haven’t they? Shifting advertisements with varying degrees of bright colors flashing...

It’s not only true in finance and cooking, it’s true for all of life. When something is out of balance, everything seems off. For years I...

More than a decade ago, the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? was released. Anchoring the excellent cast is George Clooney playing the...

We learn early in life that we’re expected to play by the rules. Board games, card games, playground games, sports games all teach us how...

A song written by two relative unknowns, one of whom was dying of cancer, was recorded by a wide variety of artists over the last number...

It’s the rhythm of our lives. It swings and sways through our nights and days with such regularity we are often unaware. Gain and loss,...

Every now and then people make up words or expressions and they somehow stick. They wiggle their way into our speaking and even our...

We can learn a lot about ourselves by paying attention to our teeth. Ever notice when they are locked together tightly? Likely in...

The people who study the weather know about tropical depressions. When an area of low atmospheric pressure is surrounded by...

Its presence in the headlines seems to be increasing. But it’s been around for some time now. The Spielberg movie bearing its name came...

When you wish upon a star… I can still recall that sweet song from Walt Disney’s Pinocchio. I also remember standing on tiptoes at my...

You awake, gulp your morning coffee, brush your teeth and get in the car. You drive nearly three-quarters of an hour, arriving at the...

A refreshing swim on a hot summer day can provide renewed energy and relief. Areas of our country have been suffering under dangerous...

Some people seem to be born proper. They know how to conduct themselves in any situation. They always say the most appropriate words with...