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Article: Peace
ByBenColumnist Deborah Mathis wrote about the time when she was at Union Station in Washington D.C. on a particularly busy day. The first thing she remembers about that experience was the noisy hubbub of sounds. The public address announcer calling out arrivals and departures. Scores of pagers, walkie-talkies, and cell phones cried out for someone’s…
Article: God’s Way is Our Way
ByBenToday this verse popped into my head… Jesus said, But seek first God’s kingdom and the Lord’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Matthew 6:33 I believe when verses come to me, they are given for a reason. Inspiration shows up when you least expect it! When I took…
Article: Martin Luther on Government
ByBenIndeed, the greatest need of all is to pray for our civil authorities and the government, for chiefly through them does God provide us our daily bread and all the comforts of this life. Although we have received from God all good things in abundance, we cannot retain any of them or enjoy them in…
Article: The Resurrection
ByBen12 But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is…
Article: Dismantling Performance Theology
ByBen“Cursed is the person who does not uphold the words of this law by carrying them out.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!” Deuteronomy 27:26 In chapter 27 of Deuteronomy we find a litany of “calls and responses” of all of the things the Israelites should be about. After each proclaimed instruction the people…
Article: Grace is Messy
ByBenOccasionally, I run across an article that is well written and insightful. (Admittedly, I am not the best writer and I am jealous of those who can!) The article below, despite its title, has no profanity in it. I hope you find it inspirational and moving. God bless, Pr. Ben F-Bombs and Bikinis: What It…
