by MAGNALIA | EVENTS, PEOPLE
On episode 200 of History Channel’s #ForgedInFire this week our friend, Chris Moss (fellow churchman at Christ Covenant Church Greensboro, NC village blacksmith, and husband of Grace Goforth Moss) showed the world what it is to pursue excellence before God and...
by MAGNALIA | EVENTS, PEOPLE, PLACES, REFLECTIONS
A beacon is regarded by many people as a symbol. But it’s more. If it does its job, it’s also functional in the way it warns and welcomes travelers. It’s inspirational, in that it can be a harbinger of hope. And it’s motivational, too: those who have been helped by a...
by MAGNALIA | PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS
Thanks to encouragement from many of you, our Magnalia Elves and generous donors worked together to help create community and make some gift-giving dreams come true this week! Our first-ever Magnalia Homestead Christmas Auction brought joy and merriment to...
by MAGNALIA | EVENTS, PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS
This past weekend we had the joy of hosting a Babette’s Feast at the Homestead. From a fictional fjord community in Norway in 1871 to present-day North Carolina (and the world over), Isak Dinesen’s classic short story called Babette’s Feast has inspired many special...
by MAGNALIA | PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS
A dear family friend, the “elder stateman” in our church, recently passed on to us the treasure of an heirloom grandfather clock. Made by the people of Howard Miller, who have honed their craft since 1926, it is a work of art. And it has literally changed life here,...
by MAGNALIA | EVENTS, PEOPLE, REFLECTIONS
We recently went to the van Gogh Immersion in Charlotte. For us, it was a wonderful encounter with The Beautiful. Of all the photography I tried to capture — of color and brush strokes and the emotion of eyes artfully painted, and the remarkable film work...
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