Retreat: Recap and Resources
Meg shares some thoughts and resources from this year’s Women’s Retreat that are sure to be helpful for all of us.
Bearing Burdens, Carrying Your Load
Towards the end of Galatians, Paul writes to his friends, “Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ…For each will have to bear his own load.” These verses are simple and profound and immediately practical for any stage and circumstance of life.
What Is True About Us, What Is More True About God
“[Sandra’s songs] feel like personal reflections that were always intended to be sung by God’s people—truths meant for us to sing to and for each other. And promises, given by God, for us to sing back to Him in praise.”
Finding Words When You Have None
City Church member Rachel Burgess reflects on what Sandra McCracken's music means to her.
A Common Good for the Vulnerable: Personal Reflection & Application
Brandon Lowe, a City Church deacon, shares how he's applying what he heard at the 2018 Common Good RVA conference to some big decisions for his family.
Limits, Weakness, and Biblical Déjà Vu
Sometimes I get this feeling of déjà vu in my Christian life. I read or learn something, and it keeps showing up again and again.
Becoming a Tech-Wise Family
How has technology encroached upon your own life and the lives of your children, roommates, friends, and coworkers? Is it helping you to become the person you were meant to be?
Learning How to Sabbath
Doug McBride tells us about finding the gift of freedom in God's command to rest.
Leadership Training Class
Beginning on Sunday, January 21st, City Church will offer an eight-session leadership class open to all. Read on to learn more—and let us know if you're interested!
Christmas is for the Poor
Many years, I find myself reflecting on the meaning of Christmas more in the weeks after December 25th than during the hustle and bustle of carols and parties and cooking and shopping that lead up to it. There’s something about that “well, that’s it, then”-ness of the days between Christmas and New Year’s day that makes the realities of Christmas sink in.
Thinking About...Favorite Books of 2017
During this time of year when ‘Best Of’ lists are appearing, I thought I’d add to the Internet noise by sharing my favorite books of 2017. These are not books that were published in 2017. Rather they’re books I read this year, specifically the ones I've been thinking about as my favorites.