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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Dr. Fred Faust tells of the following man: “Early in my ministry, I met a man named Worral. He had been stricken with rheumatoid arthritis at age 15, and when I met him 30 years later, he was totally paralyzed except for 1 finger, could barely speak and was totally blind.”</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">When the type on his printer began to grow faint, Bob called a local repair shop, where a friendly clerk informed him the printer probably needed only to be cleaned. Because the store charged $50 for cleanings, he told Bob he might be better off reading the printer’s manual and trying the job himself.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There are days, and sometimes weeks, when disappointing circumstances can seem overwhelming. You feel like you're barely keeping your emotional head above the water, and then you see a giant wave approaching. For some reason, hard times come in blasts, not trickles.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">There are so many good things in life that God has given us to enjoy. Family, friends, work, church, physical exercise, hobbies, outdoor recreation. Why then are we so unhappy?</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Poor guy. He made his dream escape! And it’s not easy to escape from the Washington State Penitentiary. It took a lot of planning, perfect timing, and hard work. But he did it! Then, however, he had to elude authorities.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">I was 46 and leaving a church Linda and I started in our living room 19 years before. Our kids ranged from 11-19. We were leaving a larger church to come to a smaller one. We knew this project was different from church planting.</p>

<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">It was tearing me up. I had to watch my son take care of a discipline issue with one of his daughters. It was hard to watch. I knew it was necessary, and I’m so glad he didn’t let it go and take the easy way out.</p>

I know it’s a hard habit to form and even a harder habit to keep. It’s a habit that the evil one will send distractions to excuse you from maintaining it. But there is no more valuable habit you could ever form and maintain in your life than the habit of reading and meditating on Scripture.I’d like to help you with this over the next few weeks.I’m sure you already know the starters. We say it all the time at The Bridge. 1) Make a time, 2) Make a place. Set aside an appointmen

You know it’s a problem. You may not want to admit it to those close to you, but you are a critic . If there is something negative to be found, you find it. Whatever organization you are part of, work, school, even church, you always seem to know what “they” are doing wrong, and of course, you know better.But the truth is, you don’t know better. Thinking you always know better is arrogance. You being a critic might be a response to envy, insecurity, or perhaps, boredom, but

Most of us can point to our greatest regrets in life as things we did or didn’t do when our feelings were in control. It’s always a mistake to let your emotions guide you. Facts→Faith→Feelings. Feelings are a blessing when they follow but a curse when they lead.But the real problem for most of us is the heat of the moment. It’s when we are in the middle of overwhelming feelings we tend to do things that create havoc in our lives. So how can you keep yourself from making a big

Obviously, this recent Supreme Court ruling is all over the news. I’ve expected to see Christians celebrating the ruling. But I’ve also been surprised by some professing Christians lamenting it. I see two problems where Christians are confused on this. First, this has sadly become a political position rather than a moral issue. It is something that the Scripture speaks clearly on. Let’s forget our politics and instead view it Biblically, morally. We know that infants within t

“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” – C.S. LewisDeath is terrible. So much so, that even though Jesus knew he was about to raise Lazarus from the grave, he still wept at his funeral.Most of you know my wife’s mother, Bev, recently passed away. The funeral was Wednesday, the burial on Thursday. We knew it was coming. Bev told us she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago. She hasn’t been able to speak for the last two year