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Commentaries, Essays and Reflections by John Bennison
Note: A cross-reference list of Commentaries highlighting some common themes and/or Common Lectionary texts for certain liturgical seasons can be found here.
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2013 Archives
- Dust and Ashes: The Gift of Mortality
- Love and Death, or, When the Catfish Are Jumpin’
- Unarmed and Dangerous
- We Love Our Guns More
- In the Winter of Our Discontent: What Gift Shall I Offer?
2012 Archives
- Re-Thinking the "Wonders" of Christmas
- Bedrock Christianity and Bedrock Americana
- The Affliction of Affluence
- A TALE OF TWO CITIES: Jerusalem, Now and When?
- The Tower of Babble: Giving Voice to Intolerance in an Age of Pluralism
- Win, Lose or Draw? Jesus' Way of Confounding the Trophy-centric Ways of this World
- The Foolishness of Jesus
- Commentary for a Pentecost Observance: THE SPIRIT WITHIN, or Where the Wild Things Are
- The Capacity and Compunction for Compassion
- Last Commentary in the "Heart of the Matter" Series: CHANGE OF HEART
- Matters of the Heart Series, Commentary III: How Do You Mend a Broken Heart?
- Matters of the Heart Series, Commentary II: Heartbreak Hotel - On the Road from Heartache to Who Knows Where?
- Matters of the Heart Series, Commentary I: Heart of Stone
- On Being Spiritual, Not Religious
- The Trouble with Epiphany, or, The "Tebow" Factor
- When Gaspar Went Missing: A Commentary for Twelfth Night
2011 Archives
- Occupy Christmas, or, What’s in a Word? - A Commentary on John's Prologue
- Annunciation as Introduction to a Prequel Called Christmas!
- Good News, Bad News - An Amnesty Gospel for the Advent Season
- Occupy Thanksgiving: Adequacy, Abundance & Excess
- What is Social Justice? A Pathways Perspective Series Commentary
- The Immutability of Change
- What Kind of “Christian?” - Part II
- What Kind of “Christian?” - Part I
- Soul Searching: The Rupert Syndrome and the Snowflake Factor
- Moving Heaven and Hell
- Sword Fights: A Gospel of Non-violence in a Violent World
- On the Road Again, for the First Time: An Eastertide Commentary
- Betrayal and Denial: Cheaters or Liars, Take Your Pick
- Down and Out: On the Inconsequence of a Bodily Resurrection
- Mistaken Identity, or When Bad People Do Good Things
- Subterranean Homesick Blues
- What-if’s, If-only’s, Do-overs and Second Chances
- Stones for Bread, or How to Eat Your Words
- Dust and Ashes - A Commentary for Ash Wednesday
- Fall Guy: Part III
- Fall Guy: Part II
- Fall Guy: Part I
- Come and sit by my side if you love me
- Unhinged
- Spit It Out
2010 Archives
- White Dreams in Joliet - A Christmas Story
- The Way of Battered Hopes and Dreams: Advent IV
- Show Me The Money, or What? Advent III
- Not Jewish Enough: Advent II
- Unexpected and Unwelcome Gifts: Advent I
- Thank You, Mr. U: A Belated Thanksgiving
- Atheist Pastors, Thank God
2009 Archives
- Hospitality of the Heart in an Inhospitable World: The Art and Craft of Accommodation, or Standing Firm
- Exceeding Expectations: The Costliest Christmas
- Un-Favorable Odds: The Powerlessness of Prophets with Principalities & Powers
- Prelude to Advent and Castaways in Light Armor: Humility in the Face of our Mortality
2008 Archives
- Imagination and Recognition - An Easter Commentary
- Split Infinity
- Looking Back to See Ahead: Hindsight, Insight and Foresight
- Valley of the Shadow
2007 Archives
- Contrary Dreamin' on Such A Winter's Day
- Which One?
- Advent Promises: Finders Keepers
- A Commentary for the Advent Season 2007 and A Season of Hope


