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An Invitation to Rest

An Invitation to Rest

 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come.” Let anyone who hears this say, “Come.” Let anyone who is thirsty come. Let anyone who desires drink freely from…

Love, By an Unfamiliar Name

Love, By an Unfamiliar Name

In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. —1…

Don’t Give Up

Don’t Give Up

“Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8  Have you ever needed a miracle so badly that you would do almost anything…

To Gaze on the Beauty of the Lord

To Gaze on the Beauty of the Lord

For the Christian mystic, nothing could be greater, more pleasurable, more sublime an experience than to be granted a vision of the face of Christ.  Once or…

Red Faced, Green Stamped and Burning Money

Red Faced, Green Stamped and Burning Money

This week as I was doing what I often do, which is looking for neat things to buy and resell at a reasonable profit I found a…

Sticks and Stones and Seeds

Sticks and Stones and Seeds

The yard, as if it was pristine before, is now a jumble of sticks and stones for sure. Everything from small sticks to full-size limbs, ankle-twisting mole…

Reduced

Reduced

It seems all television channels are promoting weight-loss products. We, who need to lose “a few,” don’t constantly want to hear about it night and day. Honestly,…

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Respect your elders. Mind your manners. Because I said so! How many times have parents uttered these directives while gritting their teeth and clenching their fists? And…

Holocaust expert to speak at Longwood

Holocaust expert to speak at Longwood

Dr. Charles W. Sydnor Jr., a nationally recognized expert on the Holocaust who is executive director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum, will speak Thursday, Feb. 27, at…

Soccer Team to Host Alumni Game April 5

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, VA – The Hampden-Sydney Soccer team will host its annual alumni game on April 5 at 11 a.m. on the Hellmuth-Pritzlaff Turf Field. A post game…