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Jesus: Cross-examined
We see symbols everyday. Symbols of peace, strength, royalty, and victory. Within Christianity, there is no greater symbol than the cross, something so obvious that we take it for granted. Something so pervasive, so associated with Christianity that we might not even question it. But why is the cross the symbol? Doubtless there could…
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Where I was on 9/11
Based on an essay of the same title, originally published September 11, 2011 I thought it was an accident. When my high school principal announced over the PA system that the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. I distinctly remember hearing someone in the back of the class mutter, “terrorism.” I was taking…
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Harbaugh, practice film: what sportsmanship is and isn’t
Fairness. Last weekend, the college football season began as Hawaii and Cal played a game in Sydney, Australia. This week, Cal is off while Hawaii plays in Ann Arbor, MI against the Wolverines. For the Wolverines, they’ve had a chance to see Hawaii play a game. Hawaii enters this game with no such luxury and…
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If you’re not first, you’re not last
In his last solo race as an Olympic swimmer, Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time finished tied for second. I was struck when I heard people saying that Phelps “lost” the race. True. He didn’t win. But he was the silver medalist!
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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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