Author: Ben

I am in the middle of a book about Abraham. Abraham is the ancestral father of all Israel. Indeed, he is our adopted father as well! (See Romans 11:17-18) Three major faith traditions find their roots in Abraham. Judaism and Christianity through Isaac the son of Abraham. Of course as a Christian, we are adopted…

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…

Does the thought of 2024 excite you or scare you? Or is January 1 just a date on the calendar with no significant meaning? I can remember struggling to write the correct year on checks back when I wrote checks for everything.  Luckily, using a debit card eliminates that worry! For me personally, a new…

Last weekend, I preached a message on overcoming shame. I mentioned an article that landed on my phone which is very helpful in terms of processing negative feelings of any kind. Below is that article in its entirety. By Stephanie Harrison As a researcher on the psychology of happiness, I’ve seen how this can create problems for…