Stories

Inside: High School

Inside: High School

High School. Teenagers. Ministry. Three words that probably make some people wince. Teenagers are challenging enough; add ministry to the mix an...

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3 Ways I Got The Most Out Of My College Church Experience

3 Ways I Got The Most Out Of My College Church Experience

When I graduated high school my then girlfriend and now wife, Sarah and I visited several churches in town. One Sunday, in the summer of 2003, w...

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Inside: GriefShare

Inside: GriefShare

Rich’s Story
My youngest daughter, Sarah, died a few years ago. She was 22.

Sarah, despite her chronic migraines f...

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Worship Team Auditions

Worship Team Auditions

You may think of auditions as a stressful time: strangers judging you based on your abilities, looks and talent. But what if it wasn’t that way?...

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Parents: How Much Longer Until School Starts?

Parents: How Much Longer Until School Starts?

Have you uttered those words yet? I have. They came out last week. As soon as I whispered them under my breath, I regretted having said them, bu...

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Inside: Lifeline

Our family started attending Blue Ridge in the fall of 2005. We were drawn to the transparency of the leadership and the passion and genuineness...

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How To Have A Wise Marriage

As a part of this week's message from our Proverbs series on the topic of husbands and wives, Pas...

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Parents: What's On Your Summer Bucket List?

Parents: What's On Your Summer Bucket List?

We were about 4 hours into summer break when my son said, “Are we going to do anything today?”

By do, he meant leave t...

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Engage - What's Next?

One of the things we believe in leadership here at Blue Ridge is that we don't just keep doing things because we've always done them. We...

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Inside: Tech Team

Inside: Tech Team

Have you ever wondered who designs and builds the backdrops on stage for the auditorium? The Stage Design Team is part of the Tech Team, which c...

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Raising Unhappy Kids

Raising Unhappy Kids

Some days, I just cannot make my children happy.

My 10-year-old son wants to play an online game that would allow him to “chat” with str...

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The 62-Day Proverbs Plan

Today there’s a plan for everything. Get better abs in 30 days. Build a stronger memory in 20.

This Proverbs Reading Plan, which will ...

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