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  • My most important leap; 12 years (or 3 leap days) ago

    I never went to church when I was growing up. But I vividly remember, from a very young age, believing that there had to be some sort of higher power. To me, it always seemed logical. I remember playing basketball one time when I was probably 12 or 13, and a man handed me a…

  • Fuller House full of laughs

    I’m three episodes into the new Fuller House premier on Netflix. I didn’t necessarily expect much, but so far, I’m really enjoying it. The first episode of the new series was a reunion of the original original show, featuring all of the Full House cast, except for the Olsen twins. I think the situations have…

  • I ‘dislike’ the new Facebook options

    For the last few years, I’ve seen people arguing that Facebook should have a “dislike” button to go along with it’s infamous thumbs up. I had always hoped the site wouldn’t. Today, it’s given options for communicating different emotions: like, love, haha, wow, sad, and angry. Now it hasn’t added a formal “dislike” button, but…

  • Risen: the hunt for Jesus

    Risen is the story of a Roman soldier named Clavius (played by Joseph Fiennes) who has been given the task of tracking down the body of Jesus after it disappears from the tomb where it was placed after his crucifixion. I appreciate the symbolism of the search for Jesus. The film takes you into the…

  • Doritos under fire for humanizing humans

      The above Super Bowl commercial for Doritos which depicts a man and woman viewing a sonogram, as the man is eating the corn chips. The fetus becomes aware of the chips and reacts, the man’s amusement. Eventually in frustration, the mother grabs the chip and throws it to the ground. And the baby forces…

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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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