Jeff's Musings

Two guys are strangers. They arrive at the church at the same time. We know they are strangers because they didn’t know where to sit. The first guy walks in and he is dripping with wealth. Everybody knows he doesn’t fit because in the New Testament times all of the Christians were poor. ...

As we begin 2008 many of us will make New Year’s resolutions. Instead of resolutions, I challenge you to make New Year’s Revolutions. A revolution is something that not only changes you, but changes everyone you come in contact with – sort of a ripple effect. I am working on coming...

Today’s post is very short and and to the point. Christmas is about Jesus – Live With It!...

Some of us are alone this Christmas and its so discouraging to be alone. In the Charlie Brown Christmas special; Charlie Brown checks his mailbox but there’s no Christmas cards for him. And he remarks, “I know no one likes me but why do we have to have a holiday to emphasize it!” Statistics te...

It has started again. That undercurrent of Christian response when a movie comes out that seems to threaten the existence of Christianity and the values that followers of Christ espouse. The Golden Compass has been talked about, blogged about and emails forwarded from the AFA imploring Christians to...

Hello everyone! The past several days have been tough for us personally, for Bridge Church and for the Perry community. At Hank’s viewing the funeral home estimated between 800-1,000 people were there to pay to pay their respects to a man that touched each of their lives. Hank’s funeral was a ti...

On November 16, 2006 I had lunch with Hank at Steak and Shake to share with him about a new church that five families were starting in Perry. Hank and his wife had been searching for a church to attend that would meet the needs of their family. I met Hank, Ginnyne and their kids […]...

Found this video on YouTube of Mark Driscoll talking about Joel Osteen. Driscoll hits the nail on the head on this one....

Several weeks ago someone turned in a connect card at Bridge Church on which was written “Define Christian.” I thought about those simple words and decided I needed to address this, as apparently was important enough for someone to ask. We had just finished a series titled ‘We Apologize For”...

Here is the cover for my new book coming out very soon. Thanks to designer Amanda Butler of Cold Tree Press for her hard work and for working with me to get the cover just right....