Article: Trust God

Self-Reflection is good. It is helpful. Growth follows reflection.  Self-reflection and self-awareness go hand in hand.  In the 5th century, an ancient Greek playwright by the name of Aeschylus first wrote these words, “Know thyself.” If you know yourself, you will know what makes you mad, sad, and so on. This is good advice. Even as…

Right now, I am at Leadership Lab. It is a leadership laboratory for Christian students to grow in faith and acquire leadership skills. I’ve been a part of this one week a year “camp” for 34 years or about 70% of my life.  I personally witness changed lives year after year… including my own. I am…

As a Christian, have you ever noticed the passion behind the letters Saint Paul wrote? He wasn’t passively penning correspondence to friends of yesteryear; no, he was writing to encourage and light a spiritual fire under everyone who read his letters. Why? Because Paul wanted everyone to understand the good news that God loves all…

This past Sunday at church, I told everyone that Rachel (my wife) made an old family cookie recipe that goes back several generations. That old Swedish cookie is called “Pepparkakor.” The house smelled wonderful as the first batch of cookies baked in the oven. The aroma took me back to when I was a child…

Last week, I wrote quite a bit about the differences between God’s covenant with Israel and God’s covenant with those who follow Jesus. (You can catch up here: https://benbergren.com/articles-the-covenants-of-god/) Not only are they different covenants but they are different types of covenants. These agreements established by God are vastly different in substance and nature. Some…

A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will be…