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Most Christians I know struggle with how to share their faith. I have something for you that will revolutionize your opportunities to show that Christ is real in your life.

On a local TV talk show program, a paramedic was asked, “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?”

Some have misunderstood our church’s apolitical involvement as, “politics is not important.” That’s not true. Politics is important. It’s just not the church’s mission.

One word…GRATITUDE.

Jean-Jacques Guiony, CFO of French luxury multinational LVMH supplier of fine wines, says that champagne sales are down because people are too sad about the state of the world to celebrate. Guiony said, “Maybe the current global situation, be it geopolitical or macroeconomic, does not lead people to cheer up and to open bottles of champagne.” With prices seemingly up for everything else, champagne prices are down 20% over the past two years and sales continue to drop.

Self-denial. Delayed gratification. I know, not exactly the best thoughts to draw readers in.

“I have doubts. Does that mean I don’t have faith?” I’ve been asked this dozens of times.

How you manage your emotions has more of an impact on your marriage, raising kids, and doing well at work than just about anything else. In his book, Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman demonstrates how a person’s ability to manage his or her emotions has more influence on their success in life than IQ.

It seemed like an impossible distance. I was 19 years old, walking along Texas State Highway 69 just outside of Tyler, Texas. I put my thumb out, hoping to get a ride to Alvin, Texas, about 230 miles away. I didn’t think I’d ever get there. But after 30 hours of hitchhiking and walking, I made it, exhausted, and fell asleep on the lawn of a church.

If you are new to The Bridge, you may be wondering what kind of church we are. And if you are new to the church world, you might be wondering what a church is for.

I don’t have any tattoos. I often tell people that I have a conviction against them, because I have a conviction against unnecessary pain! And yet, sometimes, I choose pain. I did at the dentist a month or so ago. I chose short-term pain in order to avoid long-term tooth loss. Every time I workout, I choose pain. You know the saying, “No pain, no gain.” It’s painful to have tough conversations, but it’s usually best to have them anyway.

Chemo patients and their families complained to no avail. A hospital in Canada gave permission to a local funeral home to post advertisements on the doors leading into the cancer center. Imagine how it felt for them, going in for treatment, to see a funeral home flyer. Upsetting to say the least. And poor taste on the part of both the funeral home and the hospital. It wasn’t until a family member of a patient posted it on social media, causing major backlash, that the hospita