Diversity

So, here’s something that’s really cool about Charlotte:  The city itself gives great value to recognizing diversity.  And above that, LifePointe has the belief that the Church should reflect the diversity of the community.  Both of these points attracted me to LifePointe.  For this to be a value ingrained in them means a lot to [...]

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The Salvation we are sharing

Here is a statement I have been struggling with and trying to see to what extreme it is true:
“Our salvation is not through how much we know about Christ, but is our acceptance of the grace he extends to us.” (my own words)
This is something we would agree with, I think, but living it out [...]

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“Limited Connectivity”

Rob Bell in Sex God talks about Sexuality as both our awareness that we’re profoundly severed/disconnected and also all the ways we go about trying to reconnect.
Wow, I resonate with this. He uses those words like “ache” and “longing” and that’s definitely how I feel sometimes. That I am outside of [...]

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Give and Take Community

I know I’ve only worked at Suncrest for a little while, but I really have had a great time so far. There’s been one thing that I have appreciated so much on the team I am a part of. I’m sure it happens other places, but I haven’t necessarily worked long enough in this sort [...]

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