Stories

Marriage & Family Summer Reading

Marriage & Family Summer Reading

I’ve been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. I enjoy fiction novels as well as non-fiction. Most of the time I am reading a novel, a ...

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Inside: Events Team

Inside: Events Team

You’ve seen their t-shirts at Baptism. You have enjoyed their hospitality after Together. You probably have eaten some of their treats at a Blue...

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What We Share & What We Don’t, As Parents

What We Share & What We Don’t, As Parents

It is amazing how connected our world has become. We text before breakfast, at stop lights and before bed; update Facebook with photos from this...

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What To Do When You're Stuck

What To Do When You're Stuck

“I’m stuck.” That’s never a good thing, is it? But it’s something we have all felt in our lives. I know I have been there quite frequently, in o...

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Freeway: Sharing What God Has Given

Freeway: Sharing What God Has Given

Blue Ridge began its quest to be a church for today by looking at the very first church, found in Acts 2.

Dan Posid, who has called Blue...

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Why The Story Of The Prodigal Son Is So Frustrating

Why The Story Of The Prodigal Son Is So Frustrating

I recently discovered that the story of the prodigal son irritates me.

Here’s the issue: The son who runs off, wastes all of his money o...

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2,000 Nights Of Care — Revisiting Our Winter Shelter

2,000 Nights Of Care — Revisiting Our Winter Shelter

It seems so strange to arrive each morning and not see the Atrium full of overnight guests, because from December 15 through March 15, there wer...

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A Prayer For An Extra Spoon And Grace For The Day

A Prayer For An Extra Spoon And Grace For The Day

To begin to understand Rachel Jones’ life, you have to have heard of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome (RSD). Most people have not. Even doc...

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Amazing Grace: Receiving the Gift

Most of us have heard of it, but not many of us live in it. It seems unnatural, impossible, and controversial.

Grace.

W...

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‘Doing Good’ For Families Adopting And Fostering

In the past few years as I have personally navigated adoption and also walked with families formed through adoption and foster care, I have seen...

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Inside: Campus Safety

Inside: Campus Safety

Jamerson Bryant joined the Blue Ridge Campus Safety Team out of a sense of obligation, feeling he needed to serve somewhere.

But what he...

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The Best Time With Your Kids You May Be Missing

The Best Time With Your Kids You May Be Missing

Over the years, I have enjoyed getting together with parents with kids just a little bit older than mine. Early on, I decided to ask these paren...

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