1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottBridging our experiences - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="1yuntpK7Ql"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/04/bridging-our-experiences.html">Bridging our experiences</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/04/bridging-our-experiences.html/embed#?secret=1yuntpK7Ql" width="600" height="338" title="“Bridging our experiences” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="1yuntpK7Ql" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Our lives are filled with every kind of experience, good and bad, mediocre and run of the mill. Yet how often have we thought about what bridges our experiences together? If you look at a bridge, you can notice the length and strength that it takes to keep the bridge from falling into the water…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2016/01/bridge-300x225.jpg