The Angry Crowd (This Really Happened) Imagine you’re sitting in class with thirty-five other people on a Friday. It’s late afternoon and before your instructor dismisses you and your fellow students, he makes an announcement. He warns everyone… Read More
Doubt and Evolution I know it bothers some Christians that some of their fellow followers of Christ don’t believe in evolution. They’re embarrassed. They hear the new atheists in the media dogmatically insisting that if you’re a Christian… Read More
In Dacula, Georgia a twenty-year old firefighter named Matthew Swatzell just finished a 24 hour shift. While he was driving home that morning he fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line, and drove head-on into an… Read More
Remember what I advised you to do: Think about God as often as you can, day and night, in everything you do. He is always with you. Just as you would be rude if you deserted a friend… Read More
Why Did Peter Carry That Rock? Elizabeth Elliott tells a parable in her book These Strange Ashes, and it goes like this: One day Jesus said to his disciples: “I’d like you to carry a stone for me.” He… Read More
Come near to God and he will come near to you. James 4:8 Why Do I Doubt? In our last post, Doubt, Faith, and Reason, we looked at how a firefighter decided to risk his own life and… Read More
Last Post: Tolkien, Lewis, and the Gospel In our last post (J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Gospel Accounts) we saw the impact (on me at least) of C.S. Lewis’ opinion of the gospels. Lewis, a former atheist,… Read More
Baseball Player Lines The World Series is happening right now and it reminds me of a story I once heard from a Fire Chief named Dennis Compton. Like me, Dennis is a Cubs fan. (Please pray for us, and… Read More
This guy is a great example of someone who loves like Jesus! You’ll want to watch until the video covers how he loves his own son–he sets an especially amazing example there. Wright’s Law, Jeffrey Wright loves like… Read More
Billy Graham wrote a letter to the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani. He’s asking him to release American Pastor Saeed Abedini from prison. As Billy Graham put it, Abedini “…was in Iran working to build an orphanage when he… Read More
So you’re trying to figure out what God wants to see you doing with your life. You’re trying to figure out what it is you’re supposed to be doing. You’re always wondering what that might be, and you’re worried your… Read More
A Church Feeds Four Thousand My church is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere. If you want to see just how remote it is, you can look at it on a Google map here. It’s in… Read More
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The Angry Crowd, Freakonomics, and Doubt: Genuine Seeker (Part 7)
The Angry Crowd (This Really Happened) Imagine you’re sitting in class with thirty-five other people on a Friday. It’s late afternoon and before your instructor dismisses you and your fellow students, he makes an announcement. He warns everyone… Read More
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Posted on February 15, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Bill Nye vs. Ken Ham, Evolution, and Doubt: Genuine Seeker (Part 6)
Doubt and Evolution I know it bothers some Christians that some of their fellow followers of Christ don’t believe in evolution. They’re embarrassed. They hear the new atheists in the media dogmatically insisting that if you’re a Christian… Read More
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Posted on February 8, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Firefighter Kills Mother and Unborn Son in Head-on: What Happened Afterwards is Astounding
In Dacula, Georgia a twenty-year old firefighter named Matthew Swatzell just finished a 24 hour shift. While he was driving home that morning he fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the center line, and drove head-on into an… Read More
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Posted on February 6, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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The Practice of the Presence of God
Remember what I advised you to do: Think about God as often as you can, day and night, in everything you do. He is always with you. Just as you would be rude if you deserted a friend… Read More
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Posted on February 4, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Why Do I Doubt? And Why Did Peter Carry That Rock? Genuine Seeker (Part 5)
Why Did Peter Carry That Rock? Elizabeth Elliott tells a parable in her book These Strange Ashes, and it goes like this: One day Jesus said to his disciples: “I’d like you to carry a stone for me.” He… Read More
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Posted on February 1, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Why Do I Doubt? Genuine Seeker (Part 4)
Come near to God and he will come near to you. James 4:8 Why Do I Doubt? In our last post, Doubt, Faith, and Reason, we looked at how a firefighter decided to risk his own life and… Read More
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Posted on January 25, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Doubt, Faith, and Reason: Genuine Seeker (Part 3)
Last Post: Tolkien, Lewis, and the Gospel In our last post (J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and the Gospel Accounts) we saw the impact (on me at least) of C.S. Lewis’ opinion of the gospels. Lewis, a former atheist,… Read More
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Posted on January 18, 2014 by Kurt Bennett
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Love Like Jesus–Jesus and Competition
Baseball Player Lines The World Series is happening right now and it reminds me of a story I once heard from a Fire Chief named Dennis Compton. Like me, Dennis is a Cubs fan. (Please pray for us, and… Read More
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Posted on October 26, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
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Jeffrey Wright Loves Like Jesus
This guy is a great example of someone who loves like Jesus! You’ll want to watch until the video covers how he loves his own son–he sets an especially amazing example there. Wright’s Law, Jeffrey Wright loves like… Read More
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Posted on October 19, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
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Billy Graham Writes Letter to Iran’s President
Billy Graham wrote a letter to the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani. He’s asking him to release American Pastor Saeed Abedini from prison. As Billy Graham put it, Abedini “…was in Iran working to build an orphanage when he… Read More
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Posted on September 25, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
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Love Like Jesus–A Burning Hand, Luck, Nike, and a Sundial in the Shade
So you’re trying to figure out what God wants to see you doing with your life. You’re trying to figure out what it is you’re supposed to be doing. You’re always wondering what that might be, and you’re worried your… Read More
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Posted on September 21, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
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Love Like Jesus–A Church Feeds Four Thousand: Matthew 15:32
A Church Feeds Four Thousand My church is located pretty much in the middle of nowhere. If you want to see just how remote it is, you can look at it on a Google map here. It’s in… Read More
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Posted on May 25, 2013 by Kurt Bennett
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