Word on the Street

  • Word on the Street: Cast Your Net

    Some years ago, there was a legendary homeless man by the name of Lonnie Coe. Lonnie was the guy you went to when you got out of jail…

  • #loveyourneighbor: My Purpose is to Serve

    “My Purpose is to Serve” #loveyourneighbor By Chris “I’m pretty much raised in this area. I went to school in Stafford County. I graduated from Brooke Pointe in…

  • #loveyourneighbor: We all fell short at some time

    We all fell short at some time #loveyourneighbor By Jimmie Joe “My name is Jimmie Sanders, but everyone called me Joe since I was a little boy. I…

  • #LoveYourNeighbor: Getting Proximate

    #LoveYourNeighbor: Getting Proximate

    #Loveyourneighbor I have two children. The depths of love I have for both of them is deep and wide and by all intents and purposes equal. Yet, the…

  • #LoveYourNeighbor: How our neighbors lead us

    #LoveYourNeighbor: How our neighbors lead us

    Give Now How our Neighbors Lead Us #Loveyourneighbor On January 17, 2021, Street Church gathered on a cold January morning and celebrated its first baptism of our friend,…

  • #LoveYourNeighbor: The Liminal Space

    #LoveYourNeighbor: The Liminal Space

    Give Now Painting of Jeremiah at the Visitor’s Center by Judy Lowman The Liminal Space #Loveyourneighbor I stopped three times before I finally found a shop still serving…

  • Street Church: Lessons From A Young Church

    Street Church: Lessons From A Young Church

    “What does it mean to be the Church?” I asked our small group of dedicated leaders. We decided to hold our “community forum” the last Sunday of the…

  • Remembering the Saints

    Remembering the Saints

    While away on a Thanksgiving trip to visit my in-laws one year, the last person I expected to get a call from was a detective tasked with investigating…

  • Street Church: You Had to be There

    Street Church: You Had to be There

    It was 10:05 am and our congregation was still trickling in for worship. We’ve been talking for a few weeks about whether it would be better to start…

  • Healing off People’s Energy

    We could hear the music blaring after the first knock. Someone was rustling around as Rachel and Chris waited patiently with me outside the door. For several months…