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Happy Father’s Day

A lot of love out to my dad, Dr. Bob Craven and Kim's dad, Jody Ridley here on Father's Day!  I love you dad and love you Jody!  My dad has been the real deal dad to me!  Without doubt, he's exempified what it means to prioritize Jesus Christ, keep the faith, work...

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2008 No. 3 City to Live in United States

Chattanooga, TN was just voted the #3 city to live in America!  Just one more reason you need to relocate to Ringgold, GA and join our launch team for Origin Church!  Ringgold's Catoosa County is one of the fastest growing counties in Georgia. The growth and...

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Dress and Necks

H.B. London reports that neckties may be an American institution that is shutting down. The Men's Dress Furnishings Association, which has represented American tie makers for more than 60 years, has shuttered its New York City headquarters and, later this month, plans...

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A Touching Clip on Old Man Death

Take a listen to this 2:24 second audio clip that will grip your heart.  Hope you enjoy!  This is a remarkable phone call from a 12-yr old boy to Houston radio station KSBJ FM 89.3. So profound, the station has it posted on their website....

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T-Squared

Tradition as we know it is and can be a good thing!  It is also bad, because we often believe it is the only way, the truth, and the life.  On the other side of the coin is technique.  Ed Stetzer says that a church can rely on technique to an unhealthy extreme.  He...

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Transparency

This 8:04 second video clip from Hillside Christian Church in Amarillo, TX is IT!  This is the best example of transparency I've seen yet!  Aren't we all tired of church being so fake, especially in the Bible Belt?  We must spread out the fabric of authenticity and...

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Some Great People: Church at Catoosa

Kim, Jordan, and I got to hang out with a fairly new church plant in Ringgold, GA last weekend.  It was my privilege to be able to speak into their church body.  We got to see a portable church of close to eight years old in action that have a real heart for unreached...

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Johnny Hunt Tribute

I've followed JH around the country since 1988, when I first got to know him.  I had graduated from UGA and my mom told me I needed to go try FB Woodstock and I did.  Wow!  I had found my place.  Kim and I were affected greatly from day one.  She even quit her new...

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