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Too Good to Be True?
The Presumed Naiveté of a Galilean Sage Part I: Jesus’ “Revolutionary” Teachings Preface Nowadays, with the exponential growth of tools to promulgate…
Feb 26
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John Bennison
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January 2024
Reinvestigating January 6th
A Hope-full Retrospective
Jan 6
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John Bennison
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December 2023
Whence Cometh the Everlasting “Prince of Peace?”
“For a child has been born for us, … and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” (Is. 9:7) Prologue In my…
Dec 22, 2023
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John Bennison
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November 2023
Hope, in a World of Hopelessness
Everyone knows the phrase, hope springs eternal. But when it comes to such a notion, my train of thought goes a little like this: Our human story seems…
Nov 25, 2023
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John Bennison
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May 2023
The Gospel According to Ai
A recent essay by a contemporary theologian I respect, David Galston, recently began with this observation: “One of the struggles that defines our…
May 27, 2023
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John Bennison
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April 2023
Death, Resurrection, and the Road to Salvation
Preface: On the Road Again “Damn there’s a traffic jam, How I hate to be late, It hurts my motor to go so slow. Damn this traffic jam, Time I get home…
Apr 3, 2023
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John Bennison
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February 2023
On the Contrary: Living in a Divisive World
Preface My beloved life partner and I have a running gag line. Often when I say, “Let’s do it this way,” she’ll respond – with a smile on her face …
Feb 27, 2023
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John Bennison
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January 2023
The Impermanence of All Things: And What Remains
A pdf of this commentary to read / or print can be found here. A Brief Prelude In the news a few weeks ago, was the report the folk/rock legend, 81-year…
Jan 30, 2023
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John Bennison
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June 2022
With Whom Shall We Bargain, If Not “God?”
With whom shall we bargain, if not “God?” In the book of Genesis in the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Abraham dares to haggle repeatedly with Yahweh…
Jun 28, 2022
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John Bennison
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March 2022
Freedom, Responsibility and the Moral Imperative
“For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. " Galatians 5:1 Preface: Unshackled Chains? In…
Mar 3, 2022
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John Bennison
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January 2022
A House Divided
Raising the Roof, or Razing the Foundation
Jan 28, 2022
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John Bennison
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August 2021
Beliefs Versus the Efficacy of Faith
Periodically, it is helpful to remember that belief and faith are not the same thing. Every group of mortals seems to inevitably gather around a…
Aug 30, 2021
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John Bennison
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