About

Hello and welcome to my site! My name is Les Bridgeman.

I grew up in Niagara Falls, New York with a love for different cultures, books, and especially the Bible. My grandmother was an immigrant from Lebanon so I heard many stories about the “old” country when I was young. I also saw a diversity of cultures when visiting the Falls and traversing the bridge to Canada. My love for the Bible, and, ultimately, Jesus took a personal turn at the age of 14 when I was hit by a car while crossing the road to go to baseball practice. I was not seriously injured and believed God had protected me.

After graduating from Niagara Falls High School, I went to a small Bible college in Rhode Island then to Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, where I met my wife. We began our married life in Pittsburgh, where I worked as a youth pastor and campus minister at a local community college.

We then moved far away, to Singapore, where I served as a high school Bible teacher and middle school principal. (I had wanted to teach the Bible overseas since I was in high school.) I didn’t have curriculum so I started writing my own lessons, which led to my first book, The Life of Christ: Curriculum for High School Bible Teachers, available on Gumroad, and Teachers Pay Teachers.

In total, we spent 15 years in Asia, including Seoul, South Korea, and two cities in China—Tianjin and Qingdao. During that time, I taught Bible, philosophy, AP Psychology, and technology. And I had the privilege of serving in different roles—teacher, principal, and high school counselor. We enjoyed living overseas and the blessings and challenges it brought.

While I like reading academic books, my goal in writing is not to sound like a scholar. I want to make academic ideas accessible to a general audience. I also attempt to focus on the heart of the issues so a devotional perspective is important to me. In addition to writing self-study Bible courses, I have written three devotional books. 

To contact me, send an email to biblebridge@gmail.com.