“We Are Crosstown” is a weekly podcast sponsored by Crosstown Church of Memphis. This is a book study of Christian, inspirational and social issue books. Each week we discuss one chapter of a book with weekly guests. We also introduce and interview residents/tenants of Crosstown Concourse in Memp…
This week we interviewed Belinda Simpson, Director of Community Outreach at A Step Ahead Foundation. A Step Ahead Foundation is a non-profit that aims to prevent unintended pregnancies by providing FREE long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), the most effective reversible methods of birth control, to women of Memphis and Shelby County.We continued our book discussion with Chapter 7 “Your Best Life…Later” of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. A major expression of LOVE is GIVING. As we strive to be madly in love with God, we can express this love to Him by giving our time, talent and treasure in service to Him and to people. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Next week we will discuss Chapter 8 titled “Profile of the Obsessed”.
We continued our book discussion with Chapter 6 “When You’re In Love” of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. When you’re in love, you will go to great extents to be with the one you love. God desires that we not just love Him, but be in love with Him. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Next week we will discuss Chapter 7 titled “Your Best Life…Later”.
This week we had an interview with special guest Dr. Scott Morris, Founder and Executive Director of Church Health, a medical and wellness company in Memphis seeking to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for our bodies and our spirits.We continued our book discussion with Chapter 5 “Serving Leftovers to a Holy God” of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Next week we will discuss Chapter 6 titled “When You’re In Love”.
This week we discussed Chapter 4 “Profile of the Lukewarm” in our study of the book Crazy Love by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. Next week we will discuss Chapter 5 titled “Serving Leftovers to a Holy God”.
This week on We Are Crosstown we interviewed Chris Terrill, Executive Director of Crosstown High School, a new high school opening in the Crosstown Concourse building in Memphis, TN. We continued the study of the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. This week we discussed Chapter 3 “Crazy Love”. Next week we will discuss Chapter 4 titled “Profile of the Luke Warm”.
This week on We Are Crosstown we interviewed Jerome Ewing and A’Mirrah Elise of Fame Studio 7, a studio in Memphis that provides photography and recording studios. Jerome is the owner of the studio and was a renown photographer for Stax and Motown Records. He is also known for the inspiration of the “Martin Lawrence Show” Jerome ‘Romy Rom’ character. A’Mirrah is the Director of Promotions and Marketing for Fame Studio 7.We continued the study of the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. This week we discussed Chapter 2 “You Might Not Finish This Chapter”. Next week we will discuss Chapter 3 titled “Crazy Love”.
This week on We Are Crosstown we began the study of the book “Crazy Love” by Francis Chan, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Simi Valley, California. Crazy Love explores how God is calling you to a passionate love relationship with Himself. Because the answer to religious complacency isn't working harder at a list of do's and don'ts — it's falling in love with God. And once you encounter His love, as Francis describes it, you will never be the same. This week we discussed Chapter 1 “Stop Praying”. We need to stop talking at God and talk to Him. Next week we will discuss Chapter 2 “You Might Not Finish This Chapter”.