Category: Ben’s Corner

How amazing is it that the same God that created galaxies, oceans, and mountains looked at you and thought the world needed one of you too! You are not here just to fill space or to be a background character in someone else’s movie. You matter! Your life is like…

Things I Wish I had Known SoonerOverview Growing in Trust Sharing Life in the Body God is Patient

God always puts the right person in our life at the right moment because we just need someone to simply be there for us. Not to fix anything or to do anything in particular, but just to let us feel that we are cared for and supported. Sometimes a hug……

I reflected on the plans I had as I finished college many years ago… Yes, I’ve worked hard to take advantage of opportunities. But the fact that the opportunities arrived at all had mostly little to do with me. If we want to make God laugh, the old axiom goes,…

My word for 2019 is Connected. We live in a time when we have more ways to connect but often we’re not connecting meaningfully. Search Google for words like “connected,” or “connection,” or the phrase “how to improve connections” and most of your findings will help you to better understand…

1) Realize that God means you to be where you are.It’s comforting in a strange sort of way to realize that God means for you to be right here, right now. Okay, then—maybe you shouldn’t squirm or try to get away. This is usually the toughest to accept, but once…

We are hope-shaped creatures. How you live today is shaped by what you believe about your future. The first rule for surviving any hard situation is to maintain a positive attitude, and never let pessimism kill your will. All limiting beliefs have 3 things in common. They trigger fear and…

Our tongue has the power of life and death. With our tongues we speak ‘Miracle Gro’ or we speak ‘RoundUp’ to our kids, friends, family. If we spray ‘Round-Up’ on plants they shrivel up and die. If we spray ‘Miracle Gro’ on them they drink it up and grow. Our…

This story shows us that sometimes when things seem to be falling apart, they may actually be falling into place. It was during World War II that a United States Marine found himself isolated from his unit on a Pacific Island. He had become separated from his comrades when intense…

Some of the most memorable lessons in life come from stories. We are meaning-seeking creatures. Stories teach, whether the storyteller intends them to or not. A Native American proverb says, “Tell me a fact and I’ll learn. Tell me a truth and I’ll believe. But tell me a story and…