November 23rd - $20 in Charlotte, North Carolina

Grammy award-winning Southern gospel singer Jason Crabb headlines the 4th Annual Evening of Hope and Inspiration to benefit the Jeanne White-Ginder Food Pantry at Different Roads Home, a Charlotte area nonprofit serving the needs of individuals living with chronic illness. Award winning Christian singer/songwriter Christy Sutherland also performs. Additionally, Jeanne White-Ginder will be featured as a guest speaker and the Hope and Inspiration Awards will be presented to local advocates. -

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Evening of Hope and Inspiration

My Hope America

Billy Graham's My Hope America will air Thursday, November 7th. Click here to find local and national television networks that will be airing the program:

My Hope America

Find more information about the program on  Billy Graham's Website.

Monday and a Heart that Sings

It's a beautiful Monday morning, though I woke with a heaviness in my heart. I took time to peer into the moment. See, I believe the Lord longs to break through our moments, our time, to reveal hidden things to the one who would seek. But we must be willing to listen.

While many things flooded my mind; sadness over the lost and the wounded - prayer for the cleansing of my own heart that has been ill-tended, I then became suddenly aware of my need for fellowship in a city of more than 400,000. 

I yearn for corporate worship, to lift up the name of King Jesus among the people, to speak out of the overflow of my heart to other hearts who would align with the Truth in mine, a sincere and joyful study of the Bible with those who would devote themselves willingly to thoughtful meditation. 

So I cautiously rendered the help of the internet for information. I Google'd "Christian events in Raleigh, NC" and found all sorts of Christian singles meet up groups. Not interested, though I wouldn't speak ill of those who long for that kind of fellowship, it's not mine to tackle. Though I feel a deeper sense of purpose in fellowship. I scrolled down to find a website suggesting it has the information I am looking for; Christian worship, prayer groups, couples studies. As I enter the page with each tab I click, I find pages and pages long neglected. "No events in your area" over and over again. Why, Lord?  I long for fellowship within the Vine. I thought of creating my own website to get people connected to events, bible studies, prayer meetings and worship nights. What a task that would be. Maybe it's out there and I've yet to find it. Or maybe... my heart stirs with a noble and grand dream. To connect believers with the Truth that would heal their hearts, by whichever avenue the Lord would use. John Loren Sandford suggests the importance of "evangelizing the unbelieving areas of the believer's heart. And suddenly the heaviness turns to something beautiful, oh how my heart sings to its tune. So many ideas my mind can't keep up. I am thankful it's not up to me.