Josh Benner

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  • C.S. Lewis – 60 years after his passing

    C.S. Lewis – 60 years after his passing

    C.S. Lewis died on this day 60 years ago. It was overshadowed at the time because he died on the same day as President Kennedy. Lewis is one of the most influential Christians of the past century. He was never a pastor nor a professional theologian. He had a distinguished career as a professor of…

  • Evangelism Training Podcast Interview: Dr. Randy Newman

    Randy Newman is an evangelist, author, seminary professor. He also works with the C.S. Lewis Institute, and in this episode, we talk about Dr. Newman’s latest book “Mere Evangelism” which pulls evangelistic insights from the writings of C.S. Lewis, the greatest Christian apologist of the 20th century and a man who is as popular today…

  • Saturday Night Live sketch uses humor to tackle issues of meaning

    A recent Saturday Night Live sketch featured SNL alum Adam Sandler as the host of a fake tour company. The premise of the parody commercial is explaining what his Italian tour company can (and cannot) do for customers. If a person is unhappy in America, they will be the same unhappy person in Italy. “You’re…

  • Contrary to popular belief: heaven will not be boring

    In Randy Alcorn’s wonderful book, “Heaven,” he tells a story of an English minister who was asked by a colleague what he expected after death. The man replied: “Well, if it comes to that, I suppose I shall enter into eternal bliss, but I really wish you wouldn’t bring up such depressing subjects.” Our views of heaven…

  • No, heaven will not be boring

    In Randy Alcorn’s wonderful book, “Heaven,” he tells a story of an English minister who was asked by a colleague what he expected after death. The man replied: “Well, if it comes to that, I suppose I shall enter into eternal bliss, but I really wish you wouldn’t bring up such depressing subjects.” Our views of heaven…