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Rest in Peace, Aunt Ruth
My great aunt Ruth, who passed away today. “Great aunt” doesn’t really capture what she was. In many ways, she felt like another grandmother. I know that no one is perfect, and that all of us are fallen, but growing up, I never saw anything but goodness in Aunt Ruth. She lived her life to…
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Immanuel prophecy in Isaiah, Part 1: a sign rejected
In the Gospel of Matthew, Mary and Joseph are engaged to be married. They’ve never consummated the relationship but then Mary finds out that she’s pregnant. Joseph did not want to bring shame upon Mary and so he prepared to divorce her quietly. An angel appeared to Joseph. And the angel tells him to stay…
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Sermon: Crisis averted – Esther 8:1-10:3
On that day King Ahasuerus gave to Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had told what he was to her. 2 And the king took off his signet ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther…
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The gospel in Home Alone
Like many Americans, one of the ways I celebrate the Christmas season is watching Christmas movies. Some of my favorites include A Muppett Christmas Carol, The Santa Claus, and Elf. But my all time favorite Christmas movie, by far, is Home Alone. Many classic Christmas movies have wonderful redemption themes (Christmas Carol is a great…
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Last Christmas: a romantic comedy with great gospel themes
I recently watched the movie “Last Christmas” The movie stars Emilia Clarke (as Kate) who’s a down and out singer who has a dead end job in a shop that sells Christmas ornaments and decorations. Her fortunes change when she meets Tom (Henry Golding). I really enjoyed some of the theological themes of this movie.…
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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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