Category: Ben’s Corner

Celebrating our 56th anniversary and Mothers Day this past weekend has had me thinking a lot about love. I Corinthians 13:13 says that the greatest thing is love. God is love and love is greater than anything else in the world today. The message of this story is that when…

We all want to lead happy, successful lives. But for parents, there comes a time when your priorities shift, and your most important goals start to involve setting your children up for success and happiness in their own lives. Of course, parental priorities aren’t the only factor. There are plenty…

What if… everything’s gonna be all right? Because God’s gonna work it out for you. Keep your head up! EVERY battle has an expiration date. EVERY storm eventually stops. EVERY journey has the other side. It doesn’t end like this. Your future is bright! Know that He loves you and…

You may remember that my word for the year is JOY!! When you think about it, most of what we do in our lives is with the aim of trying to increase joy and happiness somewhere down the line. But for many of us, our efforts of finding happiness are…

What kind of things stress you out and cause you to worry and be anxious? Do you get angry with people who say and do stupid things that cause hurt and resentment? What about traffic jams, bad weather, unexpected illness, other people’s bad attitudes? What is the real reason you…

This is one of my favorite stories and I first heard it from Kenny years ago. For those of uswho try to pass judgment on life with only one day’s evidence, the message is profound. Ihope that it will remind you, as it did me, that patience is the greater…

YOU ARE UNIQUE!Each and every one of us is born with unique traits and characteristics that help us shineand find our true calling. Learning to love ourselves for who/what we are is a bigchallenge. There are so many people who believe they aren’t enough. They hate thatthey’re different from the…

I am regularly astonished at God’s ability to turn ugly mistakes into something beautiful inthe end. God has more than enough mercy for every mistake we’ll ever make. A part ofteaching is giving others a safe place they can make mistakes and not be rejected. Seeingpeople’s failures isn’t a gift,…

One of COVID-19’s harshest ironies: Just when we need each other more, we’re beingforced apart. We are urged to stay home and maintain social distancing to combat thespread of the virus, but this points out the need for solutions to address increasing socialisolation and loneliness. While social distancing is important…

God means for us to be where we are. God has led or allowed us to be in a situation andGod is sovereign. God is love. He didn’t put us in this situation because he stopped lovingus, but because he loves us. We aren’t there by accident. We are facing…