Politics are important. For most of my life, I’ve followed the news and politics pretty closely. Everyone knows that we live in an especially polarized season of American life (I am actually optimistic that this […]
Author: the Josh Benner Blog
Josh is the pastor of Christian Bible Church in Cissna Park, Illinois. He has a Master of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has an awesome wife named Kari and an awesome dog named Beasley.
Podcast: The Inauguration and Social Media with Dan Basco
It’s Inauguration Day. In this episode, I chat with my good friend Dan Basco on a wide range of topics including the inauguration, social media, as well as the hopes and fears for America’s next […]
The Lost Art of Lament
Lament is a topic that is often overlooked in American churches (especially in predominately caucasian churches). Lament in the Bible Lament is very common in the Bible, especially in the Old Testament. We see it […]
The Trump years: a complex and wild ride
If you think that everything President Trump did during his presidency was great, that’s problematic. But if you think that everything he did during his presidency was disastrous and evil, that is also a problem. […]