Over the last couple of years we have been given and incredible opportunity to reach out to families in Northwest Atlanta at Christmas time through an event we call, Hope For Christmas. Our key partner is a non-profit called, A Fresh Hope. It was started by an elementary child just a few years ago with [...]

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I love where I live. I love the people here. I live in a suburban community 25 miles outside of downtown Atlanta. That makes this place a little bit country, and a little bit rock and roll, along with an increasing usage of words like solid and shawty. My heart is burdened for the people [...]

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Got an e-mail from some friends of mine about a unique opportunity for tomorrow night, August 11th. A brand new Stevi B’s is having a grand opening and they are giving EVERY DOLLAR to A Fresh Hope to help provide Christmas gifts. Last year we partnered with A Fresh Hope to give away thousands of [...]

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Acts 2 tells us that the early church broke bread from house to house. That means there was lots of coffee, brownies, and perhaps an occasional Falafel being served. At least that is how we’ve come to interpret it in our churches. As small groups and house churches meet there can often be as much [...]

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So back to the blog. I’ve been storing up some things I want to share so brace yourself over the next few days. Both of you! Recently, I have had something brought to my attention in whole new ways. I knew this instinctively, but it’s being confirmed all over again. Many people that don’t know [...]

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So I’m 33 years old. I look younger, which doesn’t really have any advantages at this point. I’ve been a part or a church staff for 12 years, and have been around ministry for a long time. I’ve had the opportunity to be around great leaders and great ministry, but I have never seen it [...]

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I’m not sure what name you will remember the ‘Flood of ’09′ by that swept through Northwest GA. For a majority of us it will be the year of the ‘really crazy rains’ or ‘the year we missed school because of rain’. For hundreds of families it is the moment their life was changed forever. [...]

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The past four weeks have been an absolute roller coaster. We have seen homes completely demolished, and we have seen neighbors and Christ-followers serve one another on a whole new level. From the very moment that we first became a Red Cross Distribution site, a center that FEMA was referring people to…from the time my [...]

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A couple of days ago a community leader called to ask me  if I would help out with some of the flood relief. I said, “Sure”, and asked what that would mean. He asked if I would be willing to work with some government agencies that were trying to serve Northwest Atlanta in the area [...]

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By now most of you know that West Ridge Church and Engage Atlanta have partnered with Samaritan’s Purse to provide Disaster Relief to NW Atlanta from the recent floods. The damage done in parts of Hiram, Dallas, Powder Springs, and Austell is unlike anything I have ever seen. The number of homes reported as impacted [...]

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