Chris SmithMay 265 minSexual Misconduct AnnouncementSunday May 22, was a watershed moment in evangelicalism. Much like the Roman Catholic church had come face to face with a reckoning over...
Chloe PlettMay 42 minMeet our New InternHello! I’m Chloe Plett and I am going to be working as the pastoral intern here at the Bridge Church for the next four months. Before we...
Chris SmithMar 185 minPost-Pandemic Worship Guidelines (March 20, 2022)Hi Bridge Church family! It’s hard to believe that we are finally here. In March of 2020 we were told that we needed to shut things down...
Esther OlatunjiMar 23 minReturn to the Lord In the past couple of weeks, I have felt like Elijah in 1Kings 19. If you’re familiar with the story, you know that the Prophet of God...
Chris SmithSep 2, 20215 minAnd now for something completely different…Happy Labour Day Weekend! Aside from a history of worker’s rights, the unofficial end to summer, and (supposedly) the last day you can...
Chris SmithAug 29, 20213 minAbout those small groups...One of the great things about online church was that it afforded pastors like me the opportunity to pre-record sermons and assemble...
Chris SmithJul 26, 20217 minHow to make wise decisions (pt.5)This is the fifth part of a multi-part blog series on making wise decisions. In our first post we looked at the shortcomings of a belief...
Chris SmithJul 19, 20213 minHow to make wise decisions (pt.4)This is the fourth part of a multi-part blog series on making wise decisions. In our first post we looked at the shortcomings of a belief...
Chris SmithJul 12, 20214 minHow to make wise decisions (pt.3)This is the third part of a multi-part blog series on making wise decisions. In our first post we looked at the shortcomings of a belief...
Chris SmithJul 5, 20213 minHow to make wise decisions (pt.2)This is the second part of a multi-part blog series on making wise decisions. In our last post we looked at the shortcomings of a belief...
Chris SmithJun 28, 20214 minHow to make wise decisions (pt.1)The realities of the past year and a half have been polarizing for many Christians. While there have been differences and divisions among...
Chris SmithMay 17, 20213 minA threadSometimes you write a sermon that in hindsight should have only been a blog, or a blog that in hindsight would have been said better...
Chris SmithApr 26, 20213 minCOVID Restrictions Update – April 26, 2021We all knew this day was coming. But foreknowledge doesn’t make its arrival any less bitter. The third wave has caught up to Manitoba and...
Chris SmithMar 22, 20214 minThe Waiting“The waiting is the hardest part.” Or so the old song goes. And yet, the waiting is exactly what we’ve been called to. Not just in this...
Chris SmithFeb 17, 20212 minWatch the LambToday is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the liturgical season of Lent. It’s a time of year in which Christians from all over the world...
Chris SmithJan 4, 20214 minDo as I say, not as I doThen James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you...
Chris SmithNov 26, 20204 minA Close ShaveI want to talk to you today about razors. No, not the fancy Gillette Mach 12 pro-glide, diamond, ultra power for her Christmas edition...
Chris SmithNov 14, 20204 min#TooSpicyforSundays: Wear a maskWelcome to a new blog series that I'm calling #toospicyforsundays, hot takes on hot topics that don't fit well into the format of a...
Chris SmithSep 27, 20205 minCOVID 19 updateWe’re now reaching the end of September and the mass-social experiment of our ability to live with COVID-19 while returning to some...
Chris SmithAug 6, 20207 minMea CulpaThey devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe...