SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Reflecting back on Father’s Day
Father’s Day is a second-class holiday, and I don’t like it. Do you want to know how Father’s Day really started? Some guilty soul on ...
Larry Davies, Author at Farmville
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Does God really answer prayer?
“Does God answer prayer?” I asked. “Of course! Yes! Always!” People usually answer. “Then, why don’t we pray more frequently?” After a long silence, there ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, June 16, 2023 8:18 am
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Let’s talk about bible study
Shortly after committing my life to Jesus Christ, I began studying the Bible more seriously. Unlike many future pastors, I had some skepticism about this ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, June 10, 2023 3:54 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Memorial Day and Uncle Bobby
Memorial Day is to honor men and women of the armed forces who served our country sacrificing their lives. For most of us in Virginia ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, June 3, 2023 5:20 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Impossible dreams
“Impossible Dream” is my favorite song within my favorite play: “Man of La Mancha.” The story is loosely based on “Don Quixote,” by Miguel Cervantes ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, May 27, 2023 6:36 am
Church & Community
Larry Davies: Let’s talk about an impossible dream
“Impossible Dream” is my favorite song within my favorite play: “Man of La Mancha.” The story is loosely based on “Don Quixote,” by Miguel Cervantes ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, May 26, 2023 9:04 am
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Supporting each other
A little boy scraped a chair across the kitchen floor and climbed on it to reach a cookie jar on the top shelf. His mother ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, May 19, 2023 10:46 am
church and community
Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together
Most churches in America are declining but some are thriving. I visited four churches thriving in the midst of decline. Two churches are located in ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, May 11, 2023 2:55 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: We are the church, together
A dictionary defines church as a building for public and especially Christian worship or a body or organization of religious believers. The English “church” is ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, May 6, 2023 2:25 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: More stories about Easter
After Jesus’ death, the disciples were consumed with questions: Why did Jesus have to die? What will happen to them now? Would they too be ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, April 28, 2023 12:11 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Easter and other church stories
I love being a pastor and serving churches because despite the problems, churches truly make a difference in people’s lives. Here are a few stories. ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, April 22, 2023 8:00 am
church
Sowing Seeds: Easter and seeking the lost
The stranger who entered the church was young and new to the community, struggling with her faith and facing serious problems. She tentatively took her ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, April 14, 2023 10:20 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: Divisiveness and prayer
Recent events have been traumatic for The United Methodist Church I love and serve. Churches which have called themselves United Methodist for many years have ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, April 7, 2023 4:50 pm
SOWING SEEDS
Sowing Seeds: Stuck in the mud
What if, God said to you… “Come away with Me for a while. The world, with its nonstop demands can be put on hold. You ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, March 30, 2023 12:14 pm
COLUMN
Sowing Seeds: A story of ‘20/20’ and God’s love
“20/20” featured a story about Mary who murdered her husband Matthew, a pastor in Tennessee. There was a lot of media attention because you don’t ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, March 26, 2023 3:00 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds: The narrow door and humble pie
Flannery O’Connor wrote about Mrs. Turpin, a lady sure of her heavenly destination who did not hesitate to share this with others. Flannery shows us ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, March 19, 2023 6:01 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: Free, free, free
A few years ago, Mell and I moved from a three-story house full of furniture, mementos and stuff to a small condominium less than half ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, March 11, 2023 10:32 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Prayer: Is anybody listening?
“Is anybody listening? Is anybody listening?! Please, somebody help me! My husband has collapsed, and I don’t know how to fly a plane?” Those were ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, March 5, 2023 6:43 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: Earthquake response
Recent worldwide events have been traumatic. According to the latest news: The earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria are among the most devastating and deadliest ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, February 26, 2023 6:52 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds: A letter from Sam
I asked church members to tell me stories of how God or our church impacted their lives. Samantha (Sam) Reed and her daughter Quinn are long ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, February 17, 2023 10:54 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: A story about nine miracles
For this edition of Sowing Seeds, I asked church members to tell me stories of how God or our church impacted their lives. Recently, I ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, February 10, 2023 2:16 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds: Winter shelter
Our church participated in housing 65 homeless guests for a week. During that week, we provided a place to sleep along with breakfast and dinner. ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, February 3, 2023 5:27 pm
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Tap, Tap, Tap: Worship
Tap-tap, tap-tap-tap, tap-tap-tap-tap: annoying sounds? Maybe, but it could mean much more. Captain Eugene ‘Red’ McDaniel tapped on the walls of his cell in the ...
by Larry Davies, Friday, January 27, 2023 8:49 am
Columns
Larry Davies: Sowing Seeds — Shoveling snow
Years ago, our neighborhood was blasted with eighteen inches of snow. I was stranded at home, but it was nice to relax and enjoy the ...
by Larry Davies, Thursday, January 19, 2023 12:29 pm
Church & Community
Sowing Seeds: Epworth, St. Simons and The Wesley Brothers
Mell and I love to visit “Epworth by the Sea” a retreat center in St. Simons, Georgia; named for the England home of John and ...
by Larry Davies, Saturday, January 14, 2023 12:14 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — 2023, $10 challenge and letters
Over the past few weeks, I challenged our congregation to take $10 and either multiply it and donate it to our Potter’s House mission for ...
by Larry Davies, Sunday, January 8, 2023 8:46 am
Columns
Sowing Seeds — Christmas and tacky lights
For me, Christmas used to start with lights – lots of lights. What can I say? I grew up in Virginia Beach, home of the ...