Stories

Most of us will spend 80,000 hours at work during our lifetime. For many of us, it feels like we have little time for anything else, including mini...

Evelyn Jones worked hard and accomplished much, but was essentially an unhappy person. She hoped finding love would change that. “I went into both...

Over the years, I’ve learned the secret to loving serving. See, I haven’t always thought of it as something essential. In the church where I grew...

Salem Hicks did not dream of one day being a missionary in the most impoverished nation in the Western hemisphere. At least not at first. In fac...

When David Michon said “yes” to a mission trip to Southeast Asia to work with our missionaries David and Naomi Coward of Wycliffe Bible Translators...

When dozens of children tried out for Amped, Blue Ridge’s children’s musical worship team, in the fall, Kids Community leaders knew they had a fant...

As we continue in our I Am series, looking at our identity in Christ, we want to share a blog by Dawn Emeigh, Guest Services Director, on how God h...

As Blue Ridge celebrates its 25th anniversary, Senior Pastor Woody Torrence and his wife Nan, Executive Director of Connections & Events, look ...

Here at Blue Ridge, we don’t talk about politics. I like that. But these days, it’s a seemingly unavoidable topic. In one of the most contentious ...

The following post was written by Stephanie Kountz on the eve of Good Friday. We are desperate people. Last night, I laid in bed thinking about...

As we boarded the airplane to Haiti, I stole a glance at the Guest Services team. We were an unlikely crew—coming from different backgrounds and se...

Have you ever read the words of Jesus and scratched your head because the teachings seem so “out there?” He said that if someone smacks you in the...