Sorry for the break in blog action this week. Jana and I are blessed to have her parents in town and some Bridgers helping us paint.
Our house (aka “my office”) will also be without internet until next Tuesday.
Sorry for the break in blog action this week. Jana and I are blessed to have her parents in town and some Bridgers helping us paint.
Our house (aka “my office”) will also be without internet until next Tuesday.
Moving day for the Howertons! In less than 14 hrs Jana and I will officially own our first house. God has been so faithful to us this year in teaching us a tiny, tiny bit of what Jesus meant when he called us to “leave houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields” for His sake. Looking forward to sharing some of what he taught us during a year of being “homeless”.
For now, here’s a pic of the unfinished version of the Howerton ranch…

For the last two weeks, our worship gatherings have been… well, incredible. One person I talked to afterwards today said, “That was almost like a party.” And it seriously was. So many evidences of God’s grace in our midst right now. Here are some thoughts from today…

We’re showing this video we’ve been shooting this week and finally laying out what’s going down on July 12th to kick off the Vintage Church series. No one has any idea how excited I am for July 12th to get here.
Here’s an early goodie for the blog readers…
PS – If you’re reading this on facebook and wondering why you can’t see the videos posted, it’s because this is imported from www.bridgesh.wordpress.com. You can see videos there.
I just got back from spending a few hours up at the new building and there were over 20 guys up there working tonight. By golly, this is getting downright fun! Here are some pics from construction this week…
And just for fun, here’s a little something special to brighten your day. This is an outtake with Dave Hall (Bridge Member and General Contractor) from the Vintage Church series promo video I’ve been shooting this week. WARNING: you may not sleep well after seeing this video…
I have no words.
This conversation between three VERY different but VERY godly guys about leading worship in the church fascinated me this weekend…
SIDE NOTE: As a speaker/preacher I’m always a little jealous of worship leaders because they’re always cooler than me. I need to get over that… everyone is cooler than me!
One phrase spoken by Harold Best (guy in the middle) especially has me thinking…
“A mature Christian is easily edified.”
For anyone that doesn’t speak Christianeze, “edified” means “spiritually instructed”. I spent the rest of my weekend trying to honestly finish the sentence, “I am easily _______.” If I’m honest I think most of the time I’m…
I’m SO far off but I really want the people that know me the best to be able to say, “Man, it’s hard to offend Josh but it’s so easy to edify him.”
The funny thing is that in my experience the people that need the most correction are the least willing to receive it and the people that need the least correction are the most willing to receive it. Why is that!?
This was just “tweeted” (yes, that’s a word now) from Alan and Shivonne Hood, some of Jana’s and my closest friends and Bridge leadership staff members…
@shivonnehood: We’re having a baby, my baby and me!!!!! My God is amazing and so good!!!
Woo Hoo!!!

This is the post from our Fargo Mission Team yesterday. You gotta read this.
OK, need your help today.
We’re frantically working toward our relocation (probably sometime in the next 8 weeks!) and want to maximize the impact that we’ll have as we move into the business condos on Port Royal Rd. One of the things we’re doing is launching a basic site just for people that hear about The Bridge to explain who we are and where we’re moving. EVERYONE visits a church’s website before they visit the church now.
We want to pick a web address that you could tell someone in the grocery store that they would remember when they got home to their computer. REMEMBER, the question isn’t “which one do you like the best?”, the question is “which is the easiest to remember?”…
Keep in mind, we may not use any of them. We’re searching…
I spent last week suffering for the name of Christ in Panama City, FL preaching a youth camp for the church I went to in college. Yes, sarcasm intended. It was an AWESOME week, as you can see…
Lessons learned during the week (these may come out very random)…
PLEASE humor me with this for fun today. What is your favorite memory from summer camp?