Josh Benner

Tag: Bible

  • The best commentaries on Matthew (in my opinion)

    Like many pastors, I’m a commentary nerd. Bible commentaries are scholarly books which give a verse by verse analysis of a book of the Bible. There are commentaries on every book of the Bible. Over the last 20 years, there have been hundreds of new commentaries that have been released. Commentaries are helpful to me…

  • The Church: being part of something bigger than yourself

    An astounding 16 million soldiers, sailors and Marines served America in the Second World War. And while most of our focus on World War II is on the military and combat, within the United States, there was an effort to support the war unlike anything our nation had seen or has seen since. With millions…

  • Gratitude to God in times of difficulty

    After spending a year at Mt. Sinai, the Israelites head back into the desert in Numbers 11. In the first ten chapters of the Book of Numbers, things are going pretty smoothly for the Israelites. They celebrate the Passover, they dedicate the Tabernacle. We don’t really see any major sin issues. But nearly as soon…

  • 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…

  • Beth Moore letter addresses misogyny in evangelicalism

    Over the last generation, Beth Moore has been one of the most prominent female leaders and speakers in American Evangelical circles. Her Bible studies are hugely popular among women. She’s the founder of Living Proof Ministries, a ministry for women based out of Houston. She’s not a pastor. She’s an author and speaker. Although she’s…