HILLSVILLE  PRESBYTERIAN

It's a precious gift. Many of us regard it as fragile so we guard it like glass. It can be easily broken. It's the top of the list of...

I'm thinking this young fellow is expecting someone to come along to play with him - what do you think? Or maybe he's expecting a parent...

Like a door, a window, a gate, a book, a milk carton, a bank account, a faucet, and a mind, a heart may be open or closed. People with...

Anyone else remember painting by the numbers? No artistry needed! Just match up the number on the little pot of paint with the number on...

No, I didn't leave off the "s". I really mean Shifting Ands. Although this is a cool picture of sand. Well, sand and mountains. See -...

My mother resisted learning what I call the "domestic arts." She grew up on a farm in Ohio. She preferred to be outside slopping pigs,...

All manner of stuff shapes us. Our upbringing. Where we've lived. Where we're currently living. What we've done for a living. Birth...

It's a way of life for many of us. We make lists. Grocery lists. To-do lists. A list of birthdays to remember. A Christmas card list. A...

The expression wore pretty thin if you ask me. We heard it too many times. We heard it from the actor hired to say it. And then we heard...

Seems like a silly question, doesn't it? Since when do we have to know how to be in love?! Doesn't it just happen? Isn't it almost...

When do you most feel separated or isolated from others? Where do you experience distance? We as humans intentionally and unconsciously...

Ever feel blue? Just plain blah? Discouraged. Depressed. Down. Done. How could we not bump into a patch of the blues from time to time?...

Can you imagine going through a day without numbers? We know what time it is because the numbers tell us. We know what temperature it is...

It was a different time. Either humanity was more trusting or just plain unaware. The dangers were certainly present back then. But the...

Two young girls squatted at the edge of a small flower bed just outside my office door. The 4-H club meeting at the church had concluded....

Got a favorite? Licorice. Lemon. Cherry. Panthers. Saints. Da Bears. We all have preferences. If we were to start a list, we probably...

Isn't it a remarkable thing? To swallow. Water and milkshakes and tea and the last drops of soup from the bottom of the bowl. Steak and...

How many times a week do you say the now-familiar words, "I'll just Google it!"? When we want information and we want it quickly, we tap...

We've probably all encountered one. A human vortex. You know, the person in a gathering who is so charismatic, so charming, so engaging,...

No, not how would you like your eggs? We're used to that question. And we've got a ready answer. Over easy. Sunny side up. Scrambled. Not...