The five people I’d invite to my front yard barbecue

At first you may be thinking, “Wow, that’s a really interesting idea for a post. How original! There are lots of people I’d like to meet, but would I want to barbecue with them? I wonder what interesting people Ben would invite?” You may be thinking these thoughts, unless your name is Brad in which [...]

Purple Monkey Brains

That’s right, I said it, “purple monkey brains”.  It has nothing to do with what I’m writing here but I figured it would likely get your attention quickly and maybe a few people to read this sermon before I preach it on Sunday.  In an effort to become better at what I do and to [...]

So . . . that was a little awkward . . .

I would have liked to have post this a couple days ago already, but I’ve been playing nurse-maid for my sick wife and son.  They only have colds, so it’s nothing serious, but we all need a little love and care when we’re sick so I’ve been doing my part.  Anyways, on to the main [...]

So, what say you?

Ya, I kind of ripped off Bill O’Reily’s tag line here, but really there’s not a lot of things in this world that are really original anyways.  We all get our thoughts from the compilations of what we’ver heard from other people.  With all that being said, I’m going to do something I’ve never done [...]

What are we missing here?

So, I’m preaching again on Sunday – I will be basically every second Sunday for the forseeable future – and I’m looking forward to having the chance to make people uncomfortable and angry.  I say this in the most loving and encouraging way.  I’m not looking forward to preaching because I want to make people [...]