The Bridge

A Story of Christmas, Courage, and Coming Home (Stories of Hope Book Two)

By: Joshua Powell

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

A moving Christmas novella about loss, redemption, and the truth that God’s grace often finds us in the most unusual ways.

Carl Parker, a retired widower. is tired of the loss and emptiness he feels. He sets out on Christmas Eve to an old country bridge to end it all.

But a series of the most unusual and unexpected interruptions keeps messing up his plans. As Carl strives to push forward with his own plan to ease the pain of his broken heart he can’t help but wonder if God has something else for him.
Carl starts to realize that God’s hope is present in even the darkest of life’s moments, however will Carl accept this hope before it’s too late?

The Bridge is the second novella in Joshua Powell’s Stories of Hope series, a group of connected standalone stories of God’s hope in dark moments. It’s perfect for fans of Charles Martin and Mitch Albom, this emotionally rich story reminds us that even in our darkest moments, light still finds a way through.


Author Bio
Joshua Powell was born and raised in Louisiana. He serves as the pastor of First Baptist Church of Bogalusa and is a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also the author of the inspirational Christian mystery novel Bayou Refuge, and book one of the Stories of Hope Series The Edge.

super nice story

makes you think about life, no matter what age or stage you are in. love how God is the center of this story. virtual voice is typically annoying, but this one wasn't so bad. still would have been better with a real person narrating. author did a good job on the story