A Note From Craig... I’ve been reminded again that the book of Genesis is a literary masterpiece, with all its patterns, connections, and narrative devices. As we’ve gone through this short sermon ser...  Read More

A Note From Craig... The last words of Genesis 28:10-22 are Jacob’s pledge to God that “all of that you give me I will give you a tenth.” After I read it on Sunday morning, I announced, “all right, th...  Read More

A Note From Craig... Sunday was a really heavy, emotional day for me, and at the top of the list of reasons was the tragedy in Vancouver on Saturday night. As I’d imagine was true for most of you, it ...  Read More

A Note From Craig... I was having lunch with a friend a couple of weeks ago and we were talking about his job. It’s one of those jobs where once you’re done for the day, you’re done. You’ll never need...  Read More

A Note From Craig... You have probably experienced what it’s like to have a conversation with someone who seemed to have very little interest in a real conversation. Technically, both parties were tal...  Read More

A Note From Craig... On Sunday, as I was preaching Romans 8:18-25, I used a physical illustration- an object lesson of sorts. This required me to tap into my crafty side. “Side” makes it sound like th...  Read More

A Note From Craig... As I write this today, it is St. Patrick’s Day, and I have completely failed. I don’t have even a bit of green on any of my clothing today. My car has some green growths on it, bu...  Read More

A Note From Craig... Today (Wednesday), Chelsea will be setting up a table at CapU, handing out free coffee to students in cups that have a QR code that links to a page on our website. She wanted to h...  Read More

A Note From Craig... It’s not a secret that I’m not a pastor who’s big on formality, which extends to the attention I pay to the “church calendar” (not meaning our particular Bridge Church calendar, b...  Read More

A Note From Craig... “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” That’s Romans 6:23, one of the most quoted and well known passages in the book. It’s one...  Read More

A Note From Craig... I’ve been thinking more about what Paul says in Romans 6, which we talked about at The Bridge on Sunday. He says that in Christ, we’ve died to sin and been set free from it. As I ...  Read More

A Note From Craig... So, even as an anti-winter, hot-weather loving, ex-Manitoban, I will admit that there is a certain beauty in the snow-blanketed landscape all around us right now. The glory of God...  Read More