SPOTLIGHT · COMMUNITY & BELONGING
Come to the Table
An invitation to move from spiritual hunger into presence, hospitality and a life that overflows toward others.
Faith in Contemporary Life
Bring faith into relationships, community, emotional care, and the ordinary choices of each day.
73 articles · All editions included
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- A Backslidden Church? Cultural Influence on the Modern Christian ChurchChurch & Community
- A Reflection on Interfaith Collaboration Within The ChurchPeacemaking & Unity · Church & Community
- Is Social Media Killing Christianity?Church & Community
- Pride: The LGBTQ Controversy in the Christian CommunityPeacemaking & Unity · Church & Community
- Rethinking the Question: Why Should I Attend Church?Church & Community
- Tithing and Love OfferingsLove & Hospitality · Church & Community
- What is church and why go?Church & Community
- Why Leaving Church Can Feel Like GriefEmotional Health & Care · Church & Community
- Why People Leave the Church but Still Long for GodChurch & Community
- Why Some Churches Create Anxiety Instead of PeacePeacemaking & Unity · Emotional Health & Care · Church & Community
- Women's Roles in the Church: Exploring Biblical PerspectivesChurch & Community
Daily Faith & Growth
- "Do You Believe in God?"Daily Faith & Growth
- Alcohol, and The Law?Daily Faith & Growth
- Are We Just “Playing” Christian?Daily Faith & Growth
- Being More Like ChristDaily Faith & Growth
- Didn't God Know We Would Sin?Daily Faith & Growth
- Do True Christians Curse?Daily Faith & Growth
- Does God Create Evil?Daily Faith & Growth
- Does God Judge Believers?Daily Faith & Growth
- Embracing True Worship: A Biblical PerspectiveDaily Faith & Growth
- Examining Familiar Teachings of JesusDaily Faith & Growth
- Faith is A Spiritual Journey - Not A DestinationDaily Faith & Growth
- Faith ‘in’ or Faith ‘of?’ - One little word could mean a Big Difference.Daily Faith & Growth
- Finding Christ: The Key to Discovering Everything ElseDaily Faith & Growth
- Helpful Resources For The Curious BelieverDaily Faith & Growth
- How do I know God’s will for my life?Daily Faith & Growth
- Is Belief Enough?Daily Faith & Growth
- Is Harry Potter off-limits to Christians?Daily Faith & Growth
- Is Yoga Compatible with Biblical Christianity?Daily Faith & Growth
- Not made for this world. Daily Faith & Growth
- Philosophy or Theology: More Questions or Answers?Daily Faith & Growth
- Seven Claims to ExamineDaily Faith & Growth
- Spiritual Narcissism: When Ego Wears a CrossDaily Faith & Growth
- The Beatitudes Beyond Our Public ImageDaily Faith & Growth
- The Cumulative Case for the Existence of GodDaily Faith & Growth
- The Devil May "NOT" Be In The Details: A Critical Examination of the Biblical Book of JobDaily Faith & Growth
- The Difference Between Conviction and ManipulationDaily Faith & Growth
- The Fruit of the SpiritDaily Faith & Growth
- The Inescapable Significance of FaithDaily Faith & Growth
- The Power of Hope: Transforming Lives and Shaping HistoryDaily Faith & Growth
- The Spiritual Hunger Beneath Your BusynessDaily Faith & Growth
- What Happens After You Tear Everything Down?Daily Faith & Growth
- What If Jesus Was More Radical Than We Realized?Daily Faith & Growth
- What If Mystery Is Part of Faith?Daily Faith & Growth
- What is Discipleship?Daily Faith & Growth
- What Is Your Faith Growing in You?Daily Faith & Growth
- What Would Jesus Say About Modern Christianity?Daily Faith & Growth
- When Questions Need Better AnswersDaily Faith & Growth
- Why do Christians face trials?Daily Faith & Growth
- Why Grace Threatens ControlDaily Faith & Growth
- Why We All Want to BelongDaily Faith & Growth
- Why We Fear Being WrongDaily Faith & Growth
Emotional Health & Care
- Attachment Theory and Our Relationship With GodEmotional Health & Care
- Finding Hope in HardshipEmotional Health & Care
- Jung, Shadow Work, and ChristianityEmotional Health & Care
- Shame, Guilt, and the Possibility of ChangeEmotional Health & Care
- The Nervous System and Spiritual BurnoutEmotional Health & Care
- Why Leaving Church Can Feel Like GriefEmotional Health & Care · Church & Community
- Why Some Christians Become Emotionally ExhaustedEmotional Health & Care
- Why Some Christians Feel Emotionally TrappedEmotional Health & Care
- Why Some Churches Create Anxiety Instead of PeacePeacemaking & Unity · Emotional Health & Care · Church & Community
- Why Suffering Changes UsEmotional Health & Care
Love & Hospitality
- From Fear to Love: Understanding the Nature of God Love & Hospitality
- God’s Transformative LoveLove & Hospitality
- Hospitality Costs More Than a SloganLove & Hospitality
- I Can’t Stop Sinning, Does God Still Love Me?Love & Hospitality
- Jesus and the OutcastsLove & Hospitality
- Listen Before You Try to Change SomeoneLove & Hospitality
- Peace May Require an Uncomfortable ConversationPeacemaking & Unity · Love & Hospitality
- The Table Doesn’t End When the Meal DoesLove & Hospitality
- Tithing and Love OfferingsLove & Hospitality · Church & Community
Peacemaking & Unity
- A Reflection on Interfaith Collaboration Within The ChurchPeacemaking & Unity · Church & Community
- Peace Begins in the Next Difficult ConversationPeacemaking & Unity
- Peace May Require an Uncomfortable ConversationPeacemaking & Unity · Love & Hospitality
- Pride: The LGBTQ Controversy in the Christian CommunityPeacemaking & Unity · Church & Community
- Why Some Churches Create Anxiety Instead of PeacePeacemaking & Unity · Emotional Health & Care · Church & Community
Sharing Faith
- Angry Evangelism?Sharing Faith
- Share Your Faith Without Making People into ProjectsSharing Faith
- The Great Commission and EvangelismSharing Faith
- Try Gorilla Evangelism InsteadSharing Faith
THE SOUNDTRACK OF THE STRUGGLE
We Conquer All.
Trembling hands. An empty grave.
A hope that moves us toward love.
Christian stories told with an honest voice. Let the music meet you first; explore the meaning when you’re ready.
Open the song to listen, read the lyrics, and explore the reflection together.
Read the complete lyrics →BOOKS FOR THE JOURNEY
Two books explain the heart.
Three help equip the work.
BridgeBuilder is more than a website. These books carry the deeper conversation into faith, community, stewardship, ministry and everyday witness.
SPOTLIGHT · REBUILDING AROUND JESUS
Reconstructing Christ
For readers asking what remains when inherited certainty no longer holds—and how faith can be rebuilt around Christ.
EQUIP · LOCAL MINISTRY
The Shoestring Shepherd
A practical small-church playbook for building purpose, community and ministry without needing a massive budget.
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EQUIP · STEWARDSHIP
The Steward’s Code
A biblical framework for purposeful stewardship—using what we have with wisdom, intention and legacy in mind.
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EQUIP · WITNESS
Everyday Evangelism
Prepare, practice and pray—sharing faith through genuine conversation, attentive listening and ordinary moments.
View on Amazon →WHY BRIDGEBUILDER?
Hard questions.
A generous table.
I’m Chris Cahill—a pastor, counselor, author, musician, and fellow traveler who believes faith deserves our whole attention.
Bridge Builder Blog brings ancient Christian depth into conversation with contemporary life. We examine inherited beliefs, make room for contemplation, and ask how the love of Christ becomes visible in the way we live.
You can bring convictions and still listen. You can ask difficult questions and still seek God. Our invitation includes the courage to examine ourselves.
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