Jan 2, 2025 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
by Ryan Clore It was heart-wrenching to see the destruction Helen left on my Spruce Pine friends. Nonetheless, seeing so many helpers gave me great hope for them and for humanity. . This is another reason connecting with local leaders is essential. Think twice before...
Dec 4, 2024 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
by Kris Aaron It all came together organically. CBFVA has a new partnership with the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP), a non-partisan organization that works with people of all faiths around the issues of racial, social, and economic justice, and...
Aug 7, 2024 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers
As I walked into the kitchen, I saw some familiar faces. One family has been at the shelter for nearly four months trying to get an appointment to cross the border. So, I had gotten to know them fairly well. However, as I pulled out a chair to sit down, nobody seemed...
Feb 9, 2023 | Blog, Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
In the interest of honesty, I’m willing to admit that I’m nervous in conversations about race and racial justice. I was a kid in the 1990s at the height of the idea that “not seeing race” at all was the best and kindest way for me, as a White person, to relate to my...
Jan 5, 2023 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News, Uncategorized
Advent is in full swing, and although we’re somehow already halfway through, we still have much of December left. Church leaders have been planning for the Advent worship services for weeks, if not, months. Our faith communities have long honored traditions that we...
Jul 28, 2022 | Blog: Guest Writers, Lastest News
The “Anatomy of Conflict” Webinar September 1, 8, and 15, 2022 10:00 to 11:30 am Zoom Conflict is not necessarily something bad and to be avoided or resolved quickly. This webinar series will frame “conflict” as a state of disagreement or emotional/mental disturbance...
