William Borden - "No Reserves. No Retreats. No Regrets"
I thought about the things that my dad and I have prayed for so many years, things that God put in our hearts to accomplish...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Feb 21
- 29 min
Real Hope Beyond the Grave
In 2009, I lost a very dear friend in a tragic accident. The night of his accident (within the hour of his death), I had a dream...
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Megan Criniere
- Jan 26
- 2 min
Video Interview - The Blog, the Book, and the Goodness of God
There is a deep assurance that God has better days ahead for us and that He isn't finished with our family's story yet; there are many ....
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Megan Criniere
- Jan 7
- 2 min
The Life of Charlies Criniere Video Series (Ep. 1) Surviving the Gang Culture
Charlie's story of being a graffiti artist named "Orphan" to an incredible man of God who "fathered" the next generation needs to be told...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min
KCPD Adopts the Criniere Family for Christmas
The KCPD brought a truckload of Christmas presents to the Criniere Family to show their ongoing support to Megan and the kids
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Ryan Corrigan
- Dec 18, 2022
- 5 min
Criniere Extreme Home Makeover Update
Megan has been absolutely stunned by the ongoing efforts by the community to do an extreme home makeover for her...
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Megan Criniere
- Dec 2, 2022
- 3 min
Encountering the Different Facets of God
Encountering God is more than enough through the different seasons of life. Over the years, God has revealed Himself to me in different ways
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Jeremy Clarkson
- Nov 29, 2022
- 5 min
The Criniere Scholarship Fund
To honor the memory and legacy of Charles Criniere, the Grandview High School Math Department has decided to establish a scholarship
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Ryan Corrigan
- Nov 15, 2022
- 3 min
Big Things Coming! The Book, The Membership, The Vision, and the Budget.
When I first heard that Charlie passed away, I immediately began to pray about a long-term financial strategy for the Criniere family.
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Coach Reggie Morris
- Oct 17, 2022
- 5 min
Charles Criniere - the Minister of Math
One of my favorite stories of Charles as a math teacher was how told the story of Jesus feeding the 5000 with five loves and two fish!
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Danielle Popovici
- Oct 3, 2022
- 4 min
Honoring Megan’s life. All Glory unto Jesus.
August 27th, her life on this earth was altered in a painful and unexpected way. How could this happen? How will Megan respond?
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Ryan Corrigan
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
Bright Lights for Charlie Memorial Ride
About a year ago, I was talking to Charlie, and he told me that he had started getting into cycling with his pastor Athol Barnes...
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Justin Jeffries
- Sep 16, 2022
- 2 min
Criniere Family Home Renovation Project
I was moved with deep compassion to fulfill Charlie's dream to give his children a place where their most precious memories could take place
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Megan Criniere
- Sep 16, 2022
- 8 min
My Response to the Driver Who Killed My Husband
God has shown such radical forgiveness to all of us in Jesus Christ so how can we not in-turn give that same forgiveness back.
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Ken DeBenedictis
- Sep 10, 2022
- 4 min
Charlie the Fruitful Tree
by Ken DeBenedictis Something broke in me the other day when my friend died. It was so jolting. There’s something about hearing of a...
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Athol Barnes
- Sep 7, 2022
- 2 min
Charles the Deacon
The Fire-Starter by Athol Barnes I was one of the blessed ones because I can say that I knew Charles Criniere. We met on the 4th of July...
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Ryan Corrigan
- Sep 4, 2022
- 4 min
What is Eternal Life and How Can I receive it?
Start by watching the two videos below: The video above was created by Ryan Corrigan - Charlie's close friend for 16 years The video...
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Megan Criniere
- Sep 2, 2022
- 6 min
Who was Charles Criniere?
An overview of a truly glorious life by Megan Criniere I am not one for writing for a public audience, but love makes you do crazy things...
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