Josh Benner

Category: Commentary

  • Roseanne reboot tackles America’s political divide with hilarity

    As a kid, when I found out that I was going to have a baby sister, I wanted my parents to name her “Roseanne.” The new Roseanne reboot premiered on ABC this evening. I really enjoyed it. Very clever writing, laugh out loud funny.  A throwback and a nostalgic comedy brought into the modern times.…

  • No charges filed in Alton Sterling death

    Of the many deaths we have footage of where police have used deadly force, there’s few that appear as egregious as the 2016 killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the video, the officers have him held down. They’re on top of him. Sterling allegedly reached for his pocked (he was armed at…

  • The easiest part of the gospel we forget

    Love. In Evangelical circles, we, righty, have a high view of scripture and studying God’s word. That’s important. But I sometimes feel like it can be so easy to get caught up in having proper theology we forget the most practical application OF the theology. Love for God and love for people. If I have…

  • Sunday to Friday: “Save us!” to “Crucify!”

    Originally published March 20, 2016 Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey. It’s a festive scene. Passover week, one of the most significant holidays in the Jewish calendar. Jesus has been preaching throughout the region of Galilee. He has built up quite the following: teaching on the kingdom of heaven and performing miracles. And here…

  • Megachurch pastor accused of sexual misconduct

    A long investigative story from the Chicago Tribune reports on several allegations of moral filings from Bill Hybels, the founding pastor of Willow Creek, a suburban Chicago church which is one of the largest churches in America. The article says: The alleged behavior included suggestive comments, extended hugs, an unwanted kiss, and invitations to hotel…