Stories

How Freeway Unlocked A Part Of Her Heart

How Freeway Unlocked A Part Of Her Heart

Blue Ridge’s Freeway brings together people with specific needs with those in our body who can fill ...

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Bringing Joy To God At Work

Bringing Joy To God At Work

A few years ago, Tony Erskine read a book that changed how he viewed life and his career. The idea of discovering “Joy at Work” challenged him a...

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Community Christmas: Bringing Joy To Our City

Community Christmas: Bringing Joy To Our City

So there was great joy in that city. — Acts 8:8


As we approach the Christmas season, there are so many opportunities to d...

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What’s A Worship Leader Without A Voice?

What’s A Worship Leader Without A Voice?

When Worship Pastor Todd Foster got to Bible college, he started getting people together to pray. He was a little older than most students comin...

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Surrounded By Christianity, But Missing Jesus

Surrounded By Christianity, But Missing Jesus

In the Lynchburg area, I meet quite a few people who grew up like I did. I was in church 2-3 times per week. I went to Christian school. I went ...

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From A Late-Night Visit To Learning To Follow

From A Late-Night Visit To Learning To Follow

Joel Damiani was having one of the worst nights of his life when the doorbell rang at 10 pm. He was shocked to see three guys from a men’s minis...

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The Power Of Invitation

The Power Of Invitation

A simple invitation has often led me to something that has completely changed my life.

I remember the night our Encounter table leader, ...

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Be As Stubborn Running Toward God As You Were At Running Away

Be As Stubborn Running Toward God As You Were At Running Away

On an ordinary day, playing with his two best friends, 10-year-old Todd Foster heard God’s calling for his life.

“We were playing in the...

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What Can We Do To Help Refugees In Europe?

What Can We Do To Help Refugees In Europe?

Imagine losing your home, feeling unsafe in your hometown, being desperate to find a safe place for your children to play. Thousands of refugees...

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What Welcome Looks Like

What Welcome Looks Like

Think back to the last time you truly felt welcome in a new place.

What made you exhale and relax your shoulders? What words made you s...

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Why I Don't Want To Just 'Do Church'

Why I Don't Want To Just 'Do Church'

I grew up in a church that left me with a bad taste in my mouth for church. It was something you did because you had to do it.

I never h...

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Acts: Living Missionally

Acts: Living Missionally

You probably sense that something is going on around here.

We keep talking about being on mission: In the Jonah series. In The Plow. Now...

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