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The Pastor’s Kid

I’m not a pastor’s kid, but I’m raising two of them. And I’m scared to death.

My prayer for my kids is often, “Lord, help them to not, because of me and the church where I serve, hate your bride.” It’s easy when daddy spends his work day, and many evenings, serving a local body of believers, for kids to grow bitter. Instead of seeing life transformation and community-building, grace-infusing work being done, they see a “job” that takes daddy away from home. They see a group of people that expects more out of them than they can give. They have unfair expectations thrust on them that they didn’t choose, but were chosen for them.

That’s why I’m pumped about Barnabas Piper’s new book, The Pastor’s Kid (releases July 2014). Because I don’t want my two children to grow up despising the church.

Check out this trailer.

Jesus’ family is more dysfunctional than yours (sermon)

December 9, 2013 / Ben Reed / 0 Comments

We tend to romanticize Christmas with songs like “Silent Night” and our “perfect” little Nativity scenes. But the reality is that Christmas is messy. Jesus came from the mess into the mess to offer us hope.

This is a sermon I preached recently at Grace Community Church.

Hopeless to Hopeful – “hope Series” from Gcomchurch Sermons on Vimeo.

A Christmas to Remember

December 4, 2013 / Ben Reed / 0 Comments

I’ll bet you need a good laugh today.

Watch this video, then pick up Dave Barnes’ new Christmas album.

You can thank me later.

Small group sign-up video

August 10, 2013 / Ben Reed / 5 Comments

We’re launching small groups at Long Hollow!

Sunday morning is our sign-up time. Sunday night is our “meet your small group” time. It’s an experiment, like much of what we do in groups ministry at Long Hollow…until we find what works most effectively.

Thought I’d share the video with you that we’ll be showing. The goal is to get people to understand our process of moving them from being unconnected to connected.

Here you go.

And while you’re at it, if you’re in a small group at Long Hollow, why don’t you sign up for a group? 🙂

The difference between men and women

June 13, 2013 / Ben Reed / 6 Comments

If you’re married, or ever been in a relationship with someone of the opposite sex, you know that men and women communicate differently.

And I bet you’ve had an ~~argument~~ discussion that went something like this.

Dangerous, scandalous, ‘unfair’ grace

May 28, 2013 / Ben Reed / 0 Comments

True grace is dangerous, scandalous, and unfair.

And that’s a good thing.

Get you some.

(Below is a sermon I preached recently at my church, Long Hollow.)

Coffee

February 26, 2013 / Ben Reed / 0 Comments

If this video doesn’t make you want a steaming cup of coffee, I don’t know what will.

Ever had coffee brewed in a Chemex? It may just be the best way to drink coffee. Some might even say that’s how God intended it. 🙂

What will your last words be?

November 30, 2012 / Ben Reed / 0 Comments

What will your last words be?

Will they be something eloquent? Or more like the last words of a redneck:

Hey y’all. Watch this!

Ever think about the legacy you’re going to leave? And whether your last words will be worth quoting…or worth forgetting?

It’s easy to focus on people’s last words. Looking throughout history, there have been a lot of people worth quoting on their deathbed, in their final hours.

It’s easy to get lulled into thinking that our last words are the most important of our lives. That what really matters is what we will say on our way to heaven.

I love the focus of this video, though, that our team at Longhollow put together.