Category: Commentary
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We’re moving to Connecticut!
I’ve accepted the position of senior pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Woodbridge, Connecticut and my family is set to move out east in late August or early September. Trinity is located in a suburb of New Haven, Connecticut and is a church that was founded in the 1880s. We’re excited to be moving…
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The cross of Christ and the cost of sin
We have a sinfully low view of sin. We cannot overestimate the weight of sin when we see the cost of sin on the cross. None of us lives up even to our own moral standards. Do you ever get mad and you regret it? Ever yell at someone and wish you hadn’t? Ever tell…
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Life lessons from baseball
Today is the opening day for the 2023 Major League Baseball season. Between opening day and the end of the season in early November, more than 2,430 games will be played. Baseball’s regular season is the longest in American professional sports, nearly doubling the 82 games NBA and NHL seasons. I think about the baseball…
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A savior who provides. John 14:22-31
Last will and testament John 14 is like the last will and testament of Jesus. A Last Will and Testament is a legal document where a person specifies their final wishes regarding their assets and specifies how they wish to provide for family members, friends, pets, and other organizations. Most standard in a will is…
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Evidence for God in nature. Studying John 14
“Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” -John 14:8 This is the plea from the Apostle Philip. I think it’s one that many of us can relate to. At least at times. So honest. So sincere. Life is hard. And faith can be hard sometimes. And it can be easy to look…
Josh Benner 