var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/28/is-god-evil/’,size:’large’} Is God evil?
Of course not.  Well…most would agree that He’s not.
But does God allow evil things to happen?
Take a peek into a conversation that Job had with his wife:
Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity?  Curse God and die.”  But he said to [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/11/dont-let-it-expire/’,size:’large’} Some (including my wife) call me a coffee snob.  I just say that I like my coffee.
Hey, if I’m going to buy my own coffee, I’m going to get the good stuff!  Bad coffee isn’t worth the bag it’s packaged in.
Regardless whether you get your coffee from a [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/01/07/thankful-for-noah/’,size:’large’} You’ve heard of Noah, right?
In Genesis 6, God “was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.” (Genesis 6:6).  So He “determined to make an end of all flesh.”  All flesh!  Gone. Washed away (pun intended).  Except for Noah and his [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/12/28/rob-bell-drops-like-stars/’,size:’large’} I was able to see Rob Bell at TPAC’s War Memorial on December 9th.  I like Rob.  I think he’s innovative, pushing the Church to think outside of the proverbial box.  I thoroughly enjoyed his lecture.  It was a fascinating look at suffering, seeking to not answer the question [...]

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Snickers Satisfies.
At least, that’s what their slogan says.
But why, after I eat one, am I still left feeling hungry?
Why, if I eat more than one of them, am I left feeling sick?
Because we all know that Snickers bars don’t provide true satisfaction.  They satisfy only for a moment.  Or, [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/11/18/did-god-do-that/’,size:’large’} Exodus 20:7 (the 3rd commandment), says,
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
I’ve seen some people use God’s name in vain by saying that God has “called” them to do [...]

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I love the “Save Draft” button that I have access to for my blog. Often, in fact, for 99% of my blogs I’ll write a first draft, then save it. I’ll come back to it later on that day, or the next. Maybe even a week [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/11/05/change-starts-small/’,size:’large’} Rex, our 1 year old son, is walking.  Well…sort of.  He’s taking lots of steps.  But he’s taking lots of falls, too.  In fact, at least half of every attempt at walking ends up with him falling to the ground.  Does that mean that I scold him and shame [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/10/22/time-with-the-lord/’,size:’large’} Spending time with the Lord is essential to your spiritual growth.  But how essential is the location where you do that?
I grew up hearing the importance of separating yourself from others, in a dark place, with no noises or distractions…in fact, they called it a “quiet time.” If I [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/09/22/offended-by-the-gospel-good/’,size:’large’} We sang this song this past Sunday at Grace:
Jesus Paid it All
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness watch and pray
Find in me thine all in all
Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord now [...]