Category Archives: Making Sense of Faith

Church? In a preschool???

This past Sunday, I was privileged to share a message on the vision of  our church.  As a part of that message, I was able to share several “Bridge Stories” of Bridge attenders and how God has been at work … Continue reading

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Tiger Woods and Billy Graham

We all know what’s happening with Tiger Woods.  If you’re like me, you’re disappointed, but not surprised.  Men of  character and integrity are hard to find.  Which is why a man like Billy Graham seems so rare.  The way I understand … Continue reading

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Two Great Organizations to Support

While at the Catalyst Conference two weeks ago, I was certainly moved by two organizations that are making a difference in our world – Hope International and Compassion International.  Let me tell you a little about each. Hope International is “a … Continue reading

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Things We Say – The Heartbeat

Last post I talked about “the pulse” – our Connection Cards.  But what gives the pulse life?  The heartbeat.  And the heartbeat of the Bridge is the Connection Group.  Connection Groups are otherwise known as small groups or Bible studies.  … Continue reading

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Things we say

Something we repeat often @ The Bridge, but not always in the same way, is that people are in need of help, hope and healing.  This goes along right along with our vision of being “outwardly-focused.”  We remind ourselves of this b/c … Continue reading

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Things we say @ The Bridge

If you go to The Bridge, you’ll notice that we will say the same things over and over again.  We repeatedly say and remind ourselves about what is important to us.  Like vision. The reason for this is that “Vision … Continue reading

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Josh Hamilton – Hypocrite or Human?

I’m curious as to what some of you others think about Josh Hamilton and the recent exposure of his bar escapades in January. Apparently, Josh admitted his mistake promptly to his wife and employer – MLB and the Texas Rangers. … Continue reading

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Am I really going to post about “Jon and Kate Plus Eight?”

Yes, due to the wonders of Cable television, I have access to all kinds of great programming like the Discovery Channel (Survivor Man, Whale Wars, Deadliest Catch, Mythbusters, etc.), TLC (Jon and Kate), The Food Network, History Channel (Band of … Continue reading

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A “suped up” Donkey???

This past Sunday, Pastor Matt pointed out that at the “Last Supper”, Jesus knew that he was only hours from death.  He knew he was going to die.  Yet what did he choose to do?  He chose to serve. The evening … Continue reading

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What are you devoted to?

My Connection Group, which meets on Wednesday evenings, just finished doing a study on the book of Colossians.  In chapter 4, the author, Paul, challenges us to “Devote yourselves to prayer.”  It got me thinking about my own prayer life.  … Continue reading

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