• Vacation

    I am going to be away on vacation for the next two weeks… so no blogging! Enjoy and see you in a couple of weeks.- Ben

  • Encouraging Note

    The other day, I got this encouraging note from an old friend from high school via Facebook: Hey Ben,So glad you “found” me on Facebook. After accepting your request, I checked out your blog, and after checking out the first page and reading about…

  • James Emery White Repents

    James Emery White, mega-church pastor and former president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (briefly), is starting a 6-part blog series about the issue of homosexuality this week. I have a lot of respect for Dr. White — as an academic and p…

  • Willow Creek Rejects Exodus International

    Pace-setting mega-church Willow Creek, led by Bill Hybels, has publicly and fully disaffiliated themselves from any partnership or support for Exodus International, the leading “ex gay” ministry in the world. Christianity Today reports on the deve…

  • @Table w/Jesus #2, Lessons in Grace: Banquet

    Here is part #2 of the series I am currently preaching at Riverfront Family Church. We are exploring the topic of GRACE: what is it, what difference does it make, and what does it reveal about our Heavenly Father? This message comes out of Luke 14…

  • Would You Forgive? Should You?

    via youtube.com WHAT DO YOU THINK? Post your honest thoughts here in the comments…

  • @Table w/Jesus, #1: Fishing

    Here is the audio from my sermon last week at Riverfront Family Church. Tomorrow, is part #2 of the series. During the summer, the church meets at Wickham Park in Manchester, CT at 10:30 AM. (info here). In case you are curious, you can read about…

  • The Gay Teen Suicide Rate and the Christian Condemnation of Gays

    This is reposted in full from John Shore’s blog… after reading, let me know your thoughts in the comments below… thanks! It?s a fact that gay teenagers are about thirty percent more likely than straight teenagers to take their own lives. It?s …

  • Please Lord, Protect Us From Your Followers…

    [WARNING… angry rant to follow…] I am an EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN. I don’t deny it. In fact, I have been an out-of-the-closet evangelical for 19 years. I am not a FUNDAMENTALIST CHRISTIAN in any sense of the word. It is worth noting that almost a…

  • Change Your Shoes

    One of the liabilities of working on your feet 10-12 hours a day is that your feet really hurt. Add to that, being over-weight — and all the extra pressure you put on your feet — and your feet really hurt. And add to that a chronic pain along th…