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You may have heard someone praying at some point reference a \"hedge of protection.\" What exactly is a hedge of protection? A leafy wall doesn\'t exactly sound like something that could protect me, why not pray for titanium wall of protection? Or a spiritual forcefield? Well as often is the case, the \"hedge of protection\" comes from the Bible. In this episode, Mark, Pastor Burt, and Pastor Josh...

What does it mean to Dance like David? Did he have moves like Jagger? All kidding aside, in this episode we discuss what it means to worship God with everything you\'ve got. Also when and where it\'s appropriate to do so. 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 C...

More importantly, does Balaam\'s Donkey sound like Eddie Murphy? (Donkey from Shrek). All kidding aside; the Bible is full of strange things, but talking animals is one of those things that tends to weird people out, or make them disbelieve. Today we traditionally only see talking animals in children\'s stories or movies. But in the Bible, these talking animals are anything but childish. We’d love...

You might think of baptism one way, but there are many different ways and circumstances that move Christians to get baptized. We do our best to cover all of the bases. We\'ve also done an episode on baptism in the past that covers a different direction. Find that episode below. https://www.wearethebridge.org/streaming/podcasts/why-do-christians/episode/why-do-christians-get-baptized/ Subscribe to...

Have you ever prayed this prayer? Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. In this episode Mark, Pastor J...

The Bible has a lot to say about sin. Did Jesus sin? Where is the evidence of Jesus being sinless? Does it matter if He was or was not? In this episode Mark, Burt, and Josh discuss the importance of Jesus\' sinlessness. How it changes the faith entirely if he wasn\'t. There is also a short rabbit trail on Jesus\' ability to do well at sports as a child. Does sinlessness mean Jesus just succeeded i...

What are end times? Is it the end of the world as we know it? Has Pastor Josh even heard that song? In this episode Mark Dickey, Pastor Burt Miller, and Pastor Josh Dupiche discuss different Christian beliefs on how the world is going to end (and begin!?) End Times is a highly debated subject among different Christian groups, and for good reason. What you believe about the End of the World, and Ch...

This discussion on the Why Do Christians podcast centers on the concept of revivals. Host Mark Dickey and co-hosts Pastor Burt Miller and Pastor Josh Dupish explore what revivals are, their purpose, and their significance in Christian communities. They differentiate between revivals and awakenings, noting that revivals are internal church events aimed at re-energizing faith, while awakenings are t...

A listener asked the show about the Cross symbol. Why do Christians sign the cross with their hands? Or wear crosses? Is it just tradition, or does it have a spiritual significance? 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 yo...

\"Have you ever wondered why Christians are so obsessed with Chick-fil-a? Why are they so devoted to this brand above so many others? Is it okay to boycott businesses that contradict my faith values? Should we only give our money to businesses that share our beliefs and values? We’d love to answer your questions about Christians, Christian faith, or culture on a future episode! Send your questions...

We\'re almost ready to unveil what we\'ve been working on! Until then, here\'s one of our favorite episodes from 2024. What are spiritual gifts? How do you get them? Who gets them? There are a lot of opinions and different schools of thought when it comes to spiritual gifts, which is why we brought in a special guest- Josh lewis. Josh Lewis is the Pastor Of King’s Fellowship Church In Ada Oklahoma...

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 a...

We are cooking up something special in the very near future! In the meantime we\'ve decided to take a look back at one of our favorite episodes. In this one; Mark and Burt share their stories about how they became Christians. 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...

Pastor Burt and Pastor Josh didn\'t see it coming... In fact, Mark didn\'t either. Hilarity ensues, and 50 more questions are answered as we conclude our 100 episode celebration! 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!...

The podcast officially has 100 episodes! To celebrate we're tackling 100 questions about the Christian faith. Also find out the conclusion of the Alaskan Adventure! Did we reach all 50 states? The celebration begins! 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 Christ...

If Christians are supposed to only have one spouse, why are there so many people in the Bible with multiple wives? Was one spouse always God's plan? 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! Please share Why Do Christians...

Everyone seems to want to find their purpose, but is that concept even Biblical? Or if it is, maybe it's a bit different than we thought? 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! Please share Why Do Christians...? with a...

We received a literal message in a bottle on this one! Our stranded-at-sea friend asked the podcast about why there are different Bibles in existence, and why different groups of Christians can have different Bibles unique to their faith. 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...

Can something be a blessing in disguise? Where did that phrase even come from? ...And did we just invent a new holiday? Find out in this weeks episode. 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! Please share Why Do Christi...

How did a fear of being eaten by a giant metal bird lead to becoming the third host of our podcast? Pastor Josh Dupiche shares his testimony of becoming a Christian, immigrating from Haiti as a child, and finding God's plan in the midst of tragedy. We’d love to answer your questions about Christians, Christian faith, or culture on a future episode! Send your questions to podcast@wearethebridge.org...

In some churches its normal, in others you’ll get strange looks! In this episode we look into why Christians raise their hands in worship, and also a bit of the history behind the gesture. If you’d like to hear Mark on The Afternoon Show on The Bridge, listen online at wearethebridge.org If you’d like to learn more about Pastor Burt’s ministry, visit solidground.church We’d love to answer your que...

Contrary to popular belief, we are not all “praying to the same god.” In this episode we dive into why Christianity simply can’t “partner” with other faiths. 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! Please share Why Do C...

If God’s forgiveness stems from our repentance, do we have to forgive others who aren’t repentant towards us? 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! Please share Why Do Christians...? with a friend if you enjoyed this...

Are all Christians supposed to care for the poor? What does caring for the poor look like? Am I supposed to help EVERYONE I see? Find out in this week’s episode. 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! Please share Why...

Should we read it cover to cover? More than once? How often? We also welcome Pastor Josh Dupiche as a new member of the show! Mark mentioned the Bible Recap study that he’s been working through, more information can be found at https://www.thebiblerecap.com/start We’d love to answer your questions about Christians, Christian faith, or culture on a future episode! Send your questions to podcast@wea...