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How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders

Top Three Reasons Camp Minnehaha is the worst –-   The spiders (wayyy too long legs)-   King Arthur (a rampaging goat intent on my destruction)-   Victoria, AKA The Diva (an evil cabinmate obsessed with French beauty products and my humiliation)Chloe McCorkle knew a summer camp where you had to learn a career was a bad idea. She tried to tell her parents, but they just had to go on vacation to Alaska and ship her off to camp for two weeks.It’s not ideal, but she’s going to try to make the best of it. She might even learn some skills that will help her make money for the new bike she’s been ...

Why Do Christians Quote John 3:16? Again?

We\'re cooking up something new for the podcast! Here\'s one of our favorite episodes from the past as an appetizer while we work on the main course!I’m sure you’ve seen a sign for “John 3:16” somewhere. Maybe on a bumper sticker, billboard, or the endzone of a football game. In this episode we dive into the significance of the world’s most quoted Bible verse.We’d love to answer your questions about Christians, Christian faith, or culture on a future episode! Send your questions to Podcast@wearethebridge.org with the subject “Why Do Christians” We can’t wait to hear from you!If you’d like t...

Episode 56 - Kid Connections

How can the Enneagram help you communicate better with your kids? If you are not supposed to "Type" others, how can you narrow down your kid's type? In this episode, hosts Kim Willey and Ben Sorrells discuss ways you can narrow down your child's type and ways to look at your own parenting style.Helpful Links:StoryJumpers Podcast - https://wearethebridge.org/storyjumpersFathering Podcast - https://wearethebridge.org/fathering If you find this information helpful to you, SUBSCRIBE and journey with us.If you’re not sure where to start but want to know more, refer to Ep 2 - The Enneagram Explai...

The Joy Bringer Podcast ep 69 - JULY - Let Us Remember His GOODNESS

Summary In this episode, Season Bowers explores July's theme of Goodness, emphasizing the importance of recognizing the nature of God's goodness in his character and in our lives. She discusses how gratitude can shift our mindset, the nature of goodness as a fruit of the Spirit, and how God's goodness is evident in creation and His provision for us, even in times of sin and doubt. Through personal anecdotes and biblical references, she illustrates how God answers prayers in unexpected ways and encourages listeners to embrace faith amidst uncertainty. Takeaways Gratitude can transform our m...

Mandi

Mandi shared her story with us several years ago (Episode 19). It was one of the first times she had publicly revealed her heartbreaking story of being trafficked from a very young age and how her life had continued to spiral out of control until she found Jesus.Courageous to step forward and speak out, God has opened one door after the other to give her a platform for her bravery and boldness to help others find help, hope and healing. This part of her story - what God has done through her in the last few years - is the stuff only God could do.It’s Genesis 50:20 written on the pages and li...

Together with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad

In this episode, Jack has a conversation with Dr. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Brigham Young University. She is a loneliness and social isolation expert whose research focuses on the long-term health effects of social connections.Julianne has made the remarkable finding that being socially isolated carries the same health risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day! And it's more predictive of early death than the effects of air pollution or physical inactivity.We recognize today that the U.S. and a number of other developed nations are facing a loneliness ep...