Stories

Encounter: Who Is This Man Jesus? What Does He Want From Me?

Encounter: Who Is This Man Jesus? What Does He Want From Me?

His first reaction was “no.”

Marc Beverly’s wife, Karen, was doing the Encounter group when someone from her table invited Marc to a men...

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In The Wilderness: Discovering The Value Of Community

In The Wilderness: Discovering The Value Of Community

Chelsea Hager came to Blue Ridge during her junior year of college, a time filled with a whirlwind of academics, friends, social activities and ...

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From Denying To Following: What Happens When You Ask God To Reveal Himself

From Denying To Following: What Happens When You Ask God To Reveal Himself

Will Likins doesn’t do anything halfway, so he didn’t just walk away from religion, he ran.

The young boy who had grown up going to chur...

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When You Feel Alone In The Crowd: The Secrets Of Getting Connected

When You Feel Alone In The Crowd: The Secrets Of Getting Connected

I spent my first four years at Blue Ridge feeling pretty alone.

We’re a big church. My husband and I had a newborn and a 2-year-old in t...

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All In: Finding My Security In Him

All In: Finding My Security In Him

As a preteen, I enjoyed going quail hunting. I would sometimes come to a barbed-wire fence I had to cross. Some were tightly strung between the ...

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Same Mission, New Look: Introducing Our New Logo

Same Mission, New Look: Introducing Our New Logo

You may have noticed our new Blue Ridge logo on our web page or in social media. We’ve put a lot of thought into this change and wanted to give ...

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Lessons from My Horrible, Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad Garden

Lessons from My Horrible, Terrible, No-Good, Very Bad Garden

I confess that I abandoned my garden this summer.

I was away from home for five weeks, and when I was home it was either too hot or too ...

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GriefShare: Where To Turn When You’ve Lost Someone You Love

GriefShare: Where To Turn When You’ve Lost Someone You Love

When Katherine Jarvis’ husband died unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm two years ago, she lost the man who, after 36 years of marriage, could fi...

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The Plow: Saying Yes To God

The Plow: Saying Yes To God

You may not realize it, but you probably brush your teeth the same way every day. You back up your car with the same motions. You sit at the sam...

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Eat, Shop, Support Missions!

Eat, Shop, Support Missions!

Did you know that when you enjoy a quick snack and fellowship with friends at our Blue Ridge Café or buy a timely resource in The Bookstore that...

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Running From God? Don't Miss Jonah

Running From God? Don't Miss Jonah

As I dove into the book of Jonah alongside the women in my Crash community, something quickly b...

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Jonah: I Told You So

Jonah: I Told You So

“I really, really hope somebody was standing on the beach when Jonah came flying out of the whale. Imagine telling THAT story for the rest o...

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