Stories

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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Jamashihi: Christ is Victorious

Jamashihi: Christ is Victorious

When Mandy McKim, a Virginia Tech senior, prepared to visit the Tibetan Trust Home in Nepal, she could not have known that the plane ride home w...

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For Better, For Worse: A Story of Forgiveness And Hope

For Better, For Worse: A Story of Forgiveness And Hope

Michael and Keisha Queen love God, each other and their three beautiful children.

But there was a time, just a few years ago, when their...

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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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Finding Financial Peace

Finding Financial Peace

Ryan and Shenandoah French came into their marriage facing some financial challenges.

"When I was old enough to make my own way, I ...

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When You Face A ‘Dark Night Of The Soul’

We’re all a bit prone toward a manufacturing mindset. That we get out what we put in. But as Christ followers, we are not making widgets, we ar...

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Real Life, Real Friends, Real Jesus

Real Life, Real Friends, Real Jesus

Like many couples, we didn’t give much thought on our wedding day to the hard times to come. We weren’t naive enough to think that everything wo...

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Inside: Reception

Inside: Reception

It may surprise you to know that the friendly faces you see at the Reception Desk at Blue Ridge are all volunteers. We asked two of them to ...

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The Faith Of A Child

The Faith Of A Child

In December, Blue Ridge partners with Prison Fellowship Angel Tree to give Christmas gifts to nearly 200 children. This ministry helps keep pris...

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