Category: My Life
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Happy birthday Beasley
I never truly appreciated the love that people have for their dog’s before we got Beasley. I’ve become a dog person. In a house of introverts, she’s the extrovert. Always the center of attention. She kept us laughing during the pandemic. She’s relentless when you’re trying to eat food. She will let nothing distract her…
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Answering the call: a new chapter
I’m excited to share that I’ve been called as pastor of Christian Bible Church in Cissna Park, Illinois. It’s a small town about 100 miles south of Chicago (and about 50 miles north of Champaign-Urbana). In less than two years of marriage, we’ll be moving to our third state. It’s a wonderful town and a…
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The day I met my wife
I talked to my wife for the first time two years ago today. As I reflect this year, the thing that still amazes me is that I woke up that Monday morning, and it was just a typical day. Took care of some stuff for work, went to the gym, helped some friends move. I…
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Moving day – one chapter closes, another begins
Moving day today. I finished up my pastoral residency in Minnesota. I think of the places where I’ve lived. Columbus, Ohio, my hometown. The place that will always be home. Bowling Green, Ohio, where I went to college and had some of the greatest times of my life. So much of who I am today…
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College graduation 10 years later
It’s crazy that I graduated from college a decade ago. I still remember so many events from that time like they were yesterday. I can still see the map of campus in my memory. So much of the person I am today I trace back to my time in college. So many of the friendships…
Josh Benner 