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Off they go into the wild blue yonder, flying high into the sky

Veterans welcoming home fellow Veterans after their trip to Washington D.C.D.C. Today I'm at the helm of Vinton Today, alone. Dean is off with the Veterans on his 2nd Honor Flight, so here's hoping the pilots are awake and sober, and the folks in the control towers...

Pastor\'s Blog: Whose We Are part 4 \'What We Have\'

  This is part four of the series, "Whose We Are" based on Wesley's Covenant Prayer.  Please see an earlier post for the complete prayer. Matthew ...

And your name is...

See right at the top of this column those two words that few other people in the world can use...Valerie Close. That's my name. Now, we are getting in the territory of commenting on our...

Pastor\'s Blog: Whose We Are -Part 3

  "How We Serve"   James 1:22-25 Matthew 20:20-28 "Put me to doing, put me to suffering [waiting/enduring].  Let me be employed by you or laid...

What mom really said, is what she said...

Tonight we had our usual weekly music practice.  It consists of 2 mothers with 2 daughters each, a single guy, and another gal. We usually have a great time practicing our music, and go ho...

Take me home, country road...

Usually we drive to town, and back and never give the scenery another thought.  Other times we see a herd of anywhere from 10-20 deer romping through a field and get a kick out of the grac...

Eat, Pray, Love...Huh?

Last weekend I thought I'd watch "Eat, Pray, Love", not because I've been dying to see it, or even because I thought I'd be impressed with it.  It was more out of curiosi...

Pastor's Blog: Whose we are - Part 2

Matthew 9:9-13 (NRSV) As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’ And he got up and followed him.  And as he sat a...

Reader Discusses US Debt

  Editor: When the Democrats had the numbers why didn’t they pass a budget presented by the President?(Oops, I don’t recall he presented one!?) The next question is:&...

The three lists that indicate what we are looking for

       "WHAT are we looking for?"      A clearly-irritated female voice echoed across the aisle of a building supply store.   ...