Review – Josh Benner

Best selling “Caste” another social justice screed that sells misery

Sep 14, 2020

Isabel Wilkerson’s new book “Caste: the origins of Our Discontents” is currently number two on the New York Times Best Seller list. I have no doubt that this book will join other works like White Fragility in the Social Justice canon. The basic premise of the book is that America is (and always has been)…

10 of the biggest stories in American Christianity in 2018

Dec 21, 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, I wanted to take a look back at some of the top stories impacting Christianity in 2018. 1. The death of Billy Graham Arguably the leading figure in American Christianity of the 20th century, evangelist Billy Graham died on February 21 at the age of 99. In an era…

Joshua Harris kisses “I kissed dating goodbye” goodbye

Oct 24, 2018

It’s crazy that one of the most popular books on dating written in the 90s was the dating philosophy of a 21 year old man…who was single at the time! In 1997, Joshua Harris wrote his dating manifesto “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” where he talked about…kissing dating goodbye. Instead of casual dating and having lots…

Heroism, sacrifice and what 9/11 documentaries can teach us about what matters in life

Sep 13, 2018

This week, as we remember the 17th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, I watched a new documentary on the history channel titled: “9/11: Escape from the Towers.” The documentary features firsthand accounts of people who were working in the Twin Towers that day. The stories are astounding. Aside from “9/11,” a documentary by…

The best book I read this summer: Where the Wind Leads

Aug 31, 2018

I was born in Vietnam, but I was not Vietnamese; I was raised in America, but I was not American. I grew up Asian in character but American in culture, a citizen but always refugee. I had no lessons from the past to guide me, no right way to do things in the present, and…