Tag Archives: Bible

Have You Considered My Servant…?

Posted on 21 November 2022 by Ben

Often times, when Jesus allows a trial into our lives, we focus on the pain, the loss, the hurt, and the ever-present question “Why me?” It is not often that we think about that fact that before that trial got … Continue reading →

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This Is The Day That The Lord Has Made

Posted on 29 August 2022 by Ben

To be quite frank, I don’t want to write this post. You see, once I write it, I am accountable to live it. And honestly, I don’t want to live this some days. “What are you TALKING about?!” Right. I … Continue reading →

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Live Blameless?!? Have You Met Me?!?

Posted on 8 August 2022 by Ben

In many places, the Bible tells us we are to live blamelessly, in such a way that no one can bring an accusation against us. And yet, in this technological age, where all our mistakes and failures can haunt us … Continue reading →

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Suffering Honors Jesus & Denies The Flesh

Posted on 20 June 2022 by Ben

The last few months have been an opportunity to learn a lot about suffering for Jesus and denying myself. If you know the Bible, you know that, in Luke 9:23, Jesus lays out that to follow Him means “you must … Continue reading →

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Where God Guides, He Provides…Or Does He?

Posted on 11 April 2022 by Ben

Ok. I owe you an apology for the click-bait-ish title. At the same time, I think anyone who has stepped out in faith has felt this way at one time or another. “God’s got us! Right? I mean, we followed … Continue reading →

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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: Are you willing to be broken? … Again?

Posted on 22 October 2015 by Ben

“God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” 1 Peter 5:5b, from Proverbs 3:34 “God, how long will you torture me?!? Have I not endured enough? Have You not taken enough? What more must I do before You … Continue reading →

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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: On Perspective

Posted on 28 August 2015 by Ben

First, my apologies for not posting in so long. Long story short, getting the site up on SSL, and a few other chaotic items in life, left me without much to say for a while. And in ministry, it is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Christmas/Easter

Posted on 20 December 2014 by Ben

I recently started cleaning up an old computer and stumbled on this gem.  I thought I’d share it with y’all, since it was a compilation I put together due to friends’ strong adherence to particular beliefs that I find un-Biblical … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Discipline and Fatherhood

Posted on 5 December 2014 by Ben

In our world, we often approach parenting in a mechanical, managerial way. Now I doubt anyone has ever explained it that way, but, frankly, that’s often how I see these books on parenting and books on raising children as if … Continue reading →

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A Heartfelt Mind-Meld: Dark Days and Comfort

Posted on 30 September 2014 by Ben

Did you know that to comfort also means to strengthen? Did you know that a comfort is something that strengthens you? I definitely didn’t! I thought comfort was something that simply made you feel good, not something that was supposed … Continue reading →

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