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News in Spiritual Life

March 21st, 2024

Sprinkling Joy and Magic Amidst the Have-To’s

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There are only 24 hours in a day for all of us. But have you ever wondered what a…

February 8th, 2024

What is love?

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“Ms. Megan, I love you. I love you, even though you are a Christian.”  I can clearly hear those…

October 12th, 2023

Practicing Trauma-Informed Spiritual Life

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Spiritual life at Crossnore is an inclusive program offering life changing experiences through transformative presence and learning. Although rooted…

August 24th, 2023

Connecting with “Host Churches” for Crossnore Cottages

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When I began at Crossnore as the Winston-Salem campus's Spiritual Life & Recreation Coordinator, I learned that I would…

January 24th, 2023

Helping Children through Spiritual Trauma

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At Crossnore we approach all of our work (with clients, staff, and other stakeholders) with a trauma-informed lens. We…

January 12th, 2023

Experiencing God Winks at Crossnore

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I remember first hearing the phrase, "That was a God wink,” at summer camp when I was in seventh…

June 8th, 2022

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The Messy, Beautiful Work of Living Out Sanctuary

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At Crossnore we learn and live and work through the Sanctuary Model of care. This model informs how we…

June 2nd, 2022

Tiny Theologians and the Goodness of God

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On any given day I find myself learning all over again about the goodness and love of God. From…

April 14th, 2022

Focusing on Jesus

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If you ask me to tell you about Easter when I was younger I would tell you all about…

December 16th, 2021

Present in our Communities

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I miss standing around a tailgate on cold Christmas Eves with Hart men waiting for the heat of a…

September 29th, 2021

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What It Means for Crossnore to be a Christian Organization

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An old man once told me to never talk about religion or politics. He said they both are loaded…

June 3rd, 2021

Faith at Crossnore: A Path to Healing

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At Crossnore we take team building very seriously. Recently, I was in a meeting where we did an activity…

January 7th, 2021

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A Novel Idea

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Every winter my wife Caroline and I try to have a getaway, just the two of us. Typically, we…

August 27th, 2020

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Confidence in the Way Back

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Every Monday morning at 8:30, we have a time for prayer in the campus chapel. Most Mondays, the same…

March 19th, 2020

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Running to Hope

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I ran away two times in my life. Once for a couple of hours, another time for a solid…

December 11th, 2019

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A Lasting Impression

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Growing up southern meant many things. In the summer it meant you grew tomatoes and green beans and collards.…

September 19th, 2019

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Grace Around the Table

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As a child, I especially looked forward to dinner time. If it was summer, I had been outside most…

August 23rd, 2019

Sloop Chapel Fresco by Benjamin Long

Tightly Woven Threads

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On a daily basis, we walk a cultural, social, and theological field of land mines. Not the instantly explosive,…

June 28th, 2019

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Whitewater Rafting and Love that Bears

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The below letter was written by our Director of Christian Education & Campus Pastor, Jim Hart, after a joint-campus…

May 9th, 2019

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Seeds Planted in Love

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Part of Cottage Parent training at Crossnore is learning about our Spiritual Life programing. Every Monday morning at 9am…

March 22nd, 2019

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Hope Springs Up

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There's something about spring that makes me begin to reflect. After the cold, dark, rainy winter, it's beyond refreshing…

November 17th, 2015

Young Life at Crossnore

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At The Crossnore School, community partnerships play a vital role in providing extra experiences for our students, who come…