In the spirit of reflecting on our “favorite things” this past year, the VBC staff members have shared theirs with you below! We hope you are edified and discover something new to do with your family or implement in the new year! Ben Orchard, Teaching Pastor Books - "John Grisham...

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens/bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens/brown paper packages tied up with string/these are a few of my favorite things … ’Tis the season for Christmas music, and for some reason, this classic from The Sound of Music has been folded into the rotation....

I sit in my favorite chair, feet up, sipping coffee, watching the snow come down, fireplace ablaze. Ah! This is what I love. I love the aroma of coffee early on a cold winter morning. I love the December darkness and stillness of a new day. I love this time...

In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the news that "Aslan is on the move" was good news, very good news. Why was the news so good? Because the situation was dire. It was winter, and had been winter for a long, long time and "it never got to...

"Rejoice always," wrote Paul from a Roman prison. Rejoice is a rich word, meaning, according to a leading Greek lexicon, to be in a state of happiness and wellbeing. For many, this is a fleeting experience encountered rarely, not a reality coming even close to always. As Christmas approaches, and...