Theresa’s Story What does it mean to “move on” after tragedy? How do you keep moving forward and leave your bitterness behind? Suicide...
Grief 9/11 Interview | Lucy’s Story “Grief has touched so many of us this year. Loss is universal. Loss is no respecter of persons. But grief is a passage, not a place to...
Letter of Encouragement Columbia, Maryland When I first started attending Bridgeway back in 2007(ish) I was coming from a small family church where about 100...
MARRIAGE WITH GOD Columbia, Maryland I knew I wanted love in my life. More specifically, I had a deep desire to be married, and I would sit with my Bible...
UNEXPECTED LOVE Love is a big word. A short word, but a big word. In society, it is often limited to roses and diamond rings, but as Christians, we know...
WHY WE ARE BAPTIZED Baptism is an symbolic action of going into water and emerging a new person after God enters our lives. Several times a year, we baptize...
LETTING GOD LEAD AS WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORS I pulled into the grocery store parking lot and saw a young mother on the corner, her baby in one arm and a sign in the other. I felt...
LEADING THE WAY ON RACIAL RECONCILIATION After the riots in Baltimore last year, I reached out to Dave Heiliger, Bridgeway’s Student Ministries Director, because I’d heard of...
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH POLICE OFFICERS This visit was not my first to the Howard County police station. I had been there before – in handcuffs – after a drinking and...
WORSHIPPING TOGETHER IN HAITI Haiti Did you know a keyboard could be powered by a car battery? Neither did I! But one of the most memorable moments for me during our...
WHEN GOD ORCHESTRATES OUR WORSHIP Columbia, Maryland Recently, a couple other Bridgeway musicians and I were scheduled to lead worship at another church, Gallery Church...
TEACHING OUR CHILDREN TO SERVE Columbia, Maryland For years, I wasn’t sure if my sons were absorbing what they learned in BridgeKids. I’d ask Elijah what they talked...
GOD MEETS US WHERE WE ARE Columbia, Maryland I met Runhua at a birthday party through a couple from Bridgeway. Runhua is a scientist at NASA, and when we discussed...
A CHURCH WHERE ALL FEEL WELCOMED Columbia, Maryland When my neighbor Joanne asked if I attended Bridgeway, I immediately told her I did and invited her to church. She told...
FEELING WELCOMED INTO THE BRIDGEWAY FAMILY Columbia, Maryland My husband and I just moved into the area last December, and we found Bridgeway the following month. We have been to a...
THE BLESSING OF GIVING AND RECEIVING Columbia, Maryland In December 2013, I was in a particularly hard season, especially around work and finances. I attended the Christmas...
WITNESSING A MIRACLE Haiti I have read the story in the book of John about the young boy who offers Jesus his meager lunch of five loaves and two fishes. Then,...
WHEN YOU NEED A MID-WEEK JOLT Columbia, Maryland Life gets busy. So many of us know how easy it is to take our spiritual growth for granted when we’re juggling the...
SMALL GROUPS THAT SHAPE OUR TEENAGERS Columbia, Maryland As a parent of three young adults I know the value of having other people, besides myself and my husband, pour into...
A SAFE PLACE FOR ALL KIDS Columbia, Maryland My daughter, Jill, was 3 years old when we started coming to Bridgeway. We had recently adopted her and her older...
IT ALL STARTS IN THE LOBBY Columbia, Maryland When visitors come to Bridgeway for the first time, we want them to feel welcomed. Too often people walk into a church...
GRATITUDE FOR THE GLOBAL CHURCH IN KENYA Kenya One of the best parts of Bridgeway’s missions and outreach focus is being connected to brothers and sisters around the globe. We...
MINISTERING TOGETHER IN MEXICO Mexico Each year, Bridgeway takes a team of high schoolers to serve in Mexico during their Spring Break. During our pre-trip training, we...
WARMTH WHEN IT IS COLD Deb Columbia, Maryland When the cold blows in, we know many in our city are without a warm and safe place to sleep. Bridgeway is a church...
MEETING BIRUK In March of 2012 I traveled to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to visit a Compassion International project along with Dr. David Anderson, Emnet...
Cardboard Stories My story, our story, His Story. When God throws a party, he uses our real powerful stories. Here is a small example of the many people that...