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Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Feb 115 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
Jan 308 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 166 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
Dec 12, 20247 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
Nov 21, 20244 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 5, 20247 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
Oct 11, 20245 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
Sep 12, 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
Aug 15, 20246 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
Jul 18, 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...

Brittany Proffitt
Jul 9, 20242 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...


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 5, 20246 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
Jun 27, 20249 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...

Brittany Proffitt
Jun 14, 20242 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...


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 7, 20247 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...

Brittany Proffitt
Jun 5, 20242 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...


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
May 28, 20244 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...

Brittany Proffitt
May 14, 20242 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,...


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
May 9, 202413 min read
Leaving a Family Legacy God's Way
[Author’s Disclaimer: This study attempts to weave together some very thinly represented information in the Old Testament narratives....


Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Mar 27, 20243 min read
Holy Wednesday: Is Jesus Truly Lord?
Holy Week is a public contest of power between Jesus Christ and the alternatives in Jerusalem. Who is the leader of the people of...
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