Josh Benner

Category: TEDS

  • The Christian law school that wasn’t: Canadian Supreme Court rules against Trinity Western University

    Today the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Trinity Western University, a Christian liberal arts college which has been trying to establish a law school. From the legal brief: The Law Societies of British Columbia and Ontario had the power to deny approval to a proposed law school that would have required students to follow…

  • What seminary taught me

    I graduated seminary two years ago today. I consider it my proudest accomplishment. It wasn’t easy. I chose Trinity Evangelical Divinity School because I knew it was a great school that was academically rigorous. And they did not disappoint on that front. I’ve compared it to four years worth of theological Navy SEAL training. I…

  • American pastor is a hostage of the Turkish government

    In 2016, there was a coup attempt against the Turkish government and their president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.  Factions of their military launched uprisings in several cities. The coup failed. The Turkish government believes that one of the intellectual leaders of the coup was Fethullah Gulen, a writer and former cleric who currently resides in Pennsylvania. Andrew…

  • The story of the time I lost a job through a “thank you” card

    Once upon a time, I had a menial job working for a very large company. I don’t want to name names so I’ll just make something up. Let’s say the company was called “Stationwide.” So I originally interviewed for a company who did hiring for Stanionwide and they brought me back in for a second…

  • Legal and illegal aliens: what the Bible has to say

    Growing up in a foreign land, being expected to abide by another culture’s customs, and eventually being forced to leave the place which had become home. These are all issues which Dr. James K. Hoffmeier faced while growing up in Egypt as the son of American missionaries. Political pressure would end up causing the revocation…