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The Temptation of Hunger and Fullness
In my last post, we focused on the significance of Jesus going into the wilderness—a time of fasting and prayer, a period of deep...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
13 minutes ago9 min read


Why Wilderness Experiences Matter
Christians have long valued the story of the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness as being significant for their own journey of faith...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Mar 1210 min read


Finding My Role in God’s Story Through My Gifts
I am fascinated by the narratives within the Bible—why they are included and why such a significant portion of Scripture is conveyed...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 115 min read


Whose Story are You Writing?
Every character in a story works toward the eventual ending or against it. Frodo and the Fellowship of the Ring want to destroy the One...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jan 308 min read


A Page in God’s Story
The first of the year is a great time for reflection on big questions. What am I doing? What am I here for? What is my purpose? What is...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jan 166 min read


Living for What Matters
What would you die for? Or, if you prefer a more positive spin, what would you live for? What is so important to you, what conviction...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Dec 12, 20247 min read


A Greater Answer to Pain
Hebrews is a tough book for many reasons — its imagery and themes are difficult. It is a sermon once delivered to a first-century church...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 21, 20244 min read


The Eternal High Priest
Election years remind us of a challenge: we invest so much in our leaders, only to see them inevitably replaced. If you can understand...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 5, 20247 min read


The Enemy Within, Part 2
In my previous writing on this theme, I drew our attention to Jesus' words about the source of evil in the world. “For from within, out...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Oct 11, 20245 min read


The Enemy Within, Part 1
How do we fight the evil in the world? I know it’s out there, and I know I’m against it. But what do I do about it? Let's start with a...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Sep 12, 20245 min read


The Gospel of Mark: Lord of Storms
What do Christians mean by faith? In the simplest sense, faith is trust or allegiance to a person. That definition is too flat for my...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Aug 15, 20246 min read


The Gospel of Mark: Lord of Hope
What do Christians mean by hope? I suspect the cynics among us confuse hope with naivete. They might see it as a point of view about...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 18, 20246 min read

Podcast - The Lewis Phenomenon: C.S. Lewis, Part 7
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Interest in Lewis has skyrocketed, hitting a high point about ten years...
Brittany Proffitt
Jul 9, 20242 min read


The Gospel of Mark: Lord of Grace
What do Christians mean by grace? The doctrine of grace results from the doctrine of lordship, referring to the God of Israel in the...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 5, 20246 min read


The Gospel of Mark: Lord over Demon-gods
What do Christians mean by the word gospel? I’d like to let the Gospel of Mark answer this question, but to make sense of what he has...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 27, 20249 min read

Podcast - The Apologist: C.S. Lewis, Part 4
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. This podcast covers Lewis’s most popular work Mere Christianity. This...
Brittany Proffitt
Jun 14, 20242 min read


The Gospel of Mark: Lord of The Sabbath
What do Christians mean when we say Jesus is Lord? The idea of a “lord” is foreign to the modern American. The closest we get to the...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 7, 20247 min read

Podcast - The Mere Christian: C.S. Lewis, Part 3
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Many experienced Lewis as a teacher, lecturer, and tutor. He was an...
Brittany Proffitt
Jun 5, 20242 min read


Seeing Traces of the Trinity
The prophet Isaiah once described his summons to the heavenly throne to stand before God and receive his prophetic commission. He saw...
Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
May 28, 20244 min read

C.S. Lewis Part 2: The Most Reluctant Convert
Check out the So We Speak podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. "In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God,...
Brittany Proffitt
May 14, 20242 min read
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