Josh Benner

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  • Not taking the Lord’s name in vain – more to it than just bad words

    The Third Commandment “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. -Exodus 20:7 The third commandment involves more than just not using God’s name in profanities. That’s part of it but it’s not the whole picture.…

  • What Would Jesus Fly?

    In a popular video, televangelist Jesse Duplantis appeals to potential supporters of his desire to purchase a $54 million jet for his ministry which would allow Duplantis to travel anywhere in the world non-stop. Duplantis’s ministry already has a private jet (though they’re slumming it in a jet that can’t fly anywhere non-stop). And they…

  • Roseanne, the NFL and hypocrisy

    Roseanne Barr made an offensive comment about former Obama Administration official Valerie Jarrett. Shortly after, ABC announced they have cancelled the show Roseanne. That the show was canceled is not shocking. People don’t like offensive and racially charged comments (nor should we). It’s interesting reading Tweets and comments about the cancellation. Many draw a parallel…

  • Memorial Day 2018

    American Revolution – 25,000 War of 1812 – 15,000 Civil War – 364,511 World War I – 116,516 World War II – 405,399 Korean War – 36,516 Vietnam – 58,209 Afghanistan and Iraq – 6,713 To the hundreds of thousands of men and women who gave their lives in the service and defense of America,…

  • The importance of the Old Testament to the New Testament

    Originally published April 19, 2016 I recently had a friend ask me a question about a verse in Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Paul will have passages where every verse seems to have different possible interpretations and where they can seem impossibly difficult. As I was researching this complicated passage, I couldn’t help but think “The Old…

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Josh Benner has pastored churches in Connecticut, Illinois, and Minnesota. He holds a Master of Divinity degree from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.

Josh is passionate about preaching and teaching the Bible.

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