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Joshua Hearne

3 Steps You Never Planned to Take as a Pioneer Joshua Hearne | 3 May 2018 I don’t like to be late, but nearly eight years of running on “Grace and Main time” may have had some effect on my punctuality. So, when I pulled my...
Learning About Anxiety and Peace From An Unlikely Source Joshua Hearne | 14 Aug 2017 Deep down, I’m a worrier. In fact I’m really good at it. I know scripture tells us not to be anxious and Jesus even directs our thoughts to the “lilies...
Broken For You: Learning to Come to Lord Eagerly Joshua Hearne | 5 Jul 2017 One of the best parts of my week is being able to serve communion at Grace and Main’s Thursday night meals. On some very special weeks, I may get to...
Just an Ordinary Space Joshua Hearne | 12 Jun 2017 It was just an ordinary hotel room the night before. Just two beds, a television, a couple of chairs, a forgettable print of some unknown artwork, and a Gideons’ bible...
Walking in Confidence: Derek’s Story Joshua Hearne | 16 May 2017 Derek is hard to describe, but I’ll try. The first time I met him, he wanted to know if I could “lay down a beat” for him to freestyle over....
The Wheels on the Bus Joshua Hearne | 3 Apr 2017 The van was filled to capacity as we waited at the stoplight on the intersection of South Ridge St and Patton St. It’s a long light before you can turn...
The Problem of Knowing People by Their Problems Joshua Hearne | 1 Feb 2017 “Uh, I have something I need to tell you guys,” Russell said quietly while standing near the back door of our home. Russell had been staying with us for a...
How to Build Community with Your Eyes Joshua Hearne | 18 Jan 2017 Looking for Tyler “Hey brother, I saw you yesterday near the hospital,” I said, patting Tyler on the back and taking a seat next to him with my plate at...
A Fresh Expression of the Thanksgiving Table Joshua Hearne | 31 Oct 2016 It seems that something changed when we finally got our first good cold snap here in Danville. All of our own peculiar markers of the season changing have become unmistakable....
Little Calcutta and the Fanciest Meal in the City Joshua Hearne | 23 Aug 2016 Alex had to come down to the lobby to let us into his building, but we were glad to wait. As we all rode the slightly-too-small elevator up to the...
Who Determines How Generous You Will Be? Joshua Hearne | 6 Jun 2016 Honestly, we weren’t prepared for that much bread. It had all started when he called me out of the blue and told me that he worked for a bread company...
Fletcher and Gage Joshua Hearne | 4 May 2016 When we gather as a community to pray together, we really gather to do a lot of things. We sing and keep silence. We give thanks for the day fast...