var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2010/03/13/hindering-the-work-of-god/’,size:’large’} Would you ever ban somebody from being a part of your small group?
That question has been going through my mind after I read an article about some  American pastors who went to Uganda to speak against homosexuality.  They preached in support of a bill that
…creates a new category of [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/12/14/tiger-shank-it-in-the-woods/’,size:’large’} I recently wrote a sports editorial piece for a local paper here in middle Tennessee, the I-24 Exchange.  For your convenience, I thought I’d re-post it here on my blog, though you can also find it HERE.  Keep in mind…this was written last Thursday, before the news of Tiger’s [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/12/07/im-not-a-reader/’,size:’large’} Why can a person read 2,444 pages of the Twilight Saga but barely find 10 minutes to read their Bible?
I ask difficult questions.  Not difficult in that you couldn’t follow along because they’re intellectually difficult, but difficult in the sense that they’re not surface-level, “easy” questions.
I was talking with [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/07/12/bike-riding-community/’,size:’large’} I rode bikes a fair amount in college.  I was into mountain biking for a while, but I was going to school in west Tennessee, the flattest part of the state.  Not a ton of mountains out there.  So I traded the mountain bike in for a road bike.  [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/07/03/do-you-love-your-family/’,size:’large’} Whether you like golf or not, Phil Mickelson is a likable kind of guy.  I love how he’s willing to take the risky shot from behind a tree that everybody else would be afraid to take.  He’s not scared to fire a 4-iron at a pin that’s tucked into [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/06/30/michael-jacksons-legacy/’,size:’large’} Josh Patterson is one of the pastors at The Village Church in Dallas, TX, and writes for their blog.  I love what he has said concerning the passing of Michael Jackson.  His response reflects a Biblical worldview.  I thought I’d share it with you.
I have tried to “moonwalk” a [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/06/17/5-years/’,size:’large’} Laura and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary together this weekend.  Wow, how time flies!  Here are some things we’ve done that I would consider significant, in random order:
1. Moved five times.
2. Finished graduate school.
3. Bought a car and a truck.
4. Bought a house.
5. Bought a dog.
6. Had a [...]

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This year, I’ve taken up gardening.  I wrote a little bit about that here.  Before you write me off as a girly man, hear me out.
I built four raised plant beds to plant some mini-gardens in my back yard.  I don’t have room for a full-on garden, and raised [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/05/02/a-day-off/’,size:’large’} If you have a “day off,” would you rather have something to do or nothing to do?

Having nothing to do stresses me out.  I feel like I should to be doing something.  Since I’m a pastor, and Sunday is a work day for me, I try to take at [...]

var fbShare = {url: ‘http://www.benreed.net/index.php/2009/04/28/marriage-advice-from-the-garden/’,size:’large’} I recently posted this to Twitter:
“What activity/hobby have you taken up that helps you & your spouse spend MORE time together? If you don’t have one, why not?”
There are lots of hobbies/activities that I enjoy.  I like to run, bike, play golf, read, blog, and watch 24.  I highlight [...]