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April 26, 2026
Acts
Ben Meyers
Acts 4: Can't Keep Quiet

Have you ever experienced something so good you just had to tell somebody else about it?

Acts 4: Can't Keep Quiet
February 2, 2026
Luke
Ben Meyers
Luke 17: Coming Back

Gratitude, interruption, and the quiet danger of blessings we no longer notice

Luke 17: Coming Back
November 11, 2025
Acts
Ben Meyers
Acts 3: It Starts with Stopping

In a world that hurries past suffering, holiness often begins in hesitation.

Acts 3: It Starts with Stopping
September 16, 2025
Acts
Ben Meyers
Acts 2: Escape Clause

What we allow in shapes who we become

Acts 2: Escape Clause
April 24, 2025
Acts
Ben Meyers
Acts 1: Staring at The Sky

Have you ever felt stuck?

Acts 1: Staring at The Sky
Ben Meyers
January 20, 2018

JAMES 5: Register your Complaints

Ben Meyers
January 20, 2018
JAMES 5: Register your Complaints

Complaints account for a fair amount of our daily interactions with others.  We complain about our jobs, our funds, our negative experience at the coffee shop, and most often it seems we complain about each other...

Ben Meyers
January 13, 2018

JAMES 4: Resolution Redux

Ben Meyers
January 13, 2018
JAMES 4: Resolution Redux

In this, the season of resolutions, we often focus on improving ourselves.  Eating more healthy and working out are fine aspirations, but what if this year we focused on something far more lasting and consequential...

Ben Meyers
January 6, 2018

JAMES 3: Weapon of Mass Disruption

Ben Meyers
January 6, 2018
JAMES 3: Weapon of Mass Disruption

Our words hold the potential to be divisive or unifying.  Look no further than the latest tweets, texts, or emails broadcasts on the news.  James challenges us to reassess our flippant responses and respect the awesome power of our words...

Ben Meyers
December 30, 2017

JAMES 2: Recipe for Success

Ben Meyers
December 30, 2017
JAMES 2: Recipe for Success

Have you ever baked something and failed to include a key ingredient?  I'd imagine the result was less than ideal.  James challenges us with the same logic in our lives this week...

Ben Meyers
December 23, 2017

JAMES 1: You Have to Listen to Be Heard

Ben Meyers
December 23, 2017
JAMES 1: You Have to Listen to Be Heard

How often do we experience misunderstandings amongst ourselves?  Is it because it's not possible or because we don't approach our interactions correctly.  James posits an age old methodology we might be wise to exercise... 

Ben Meyers
December 16, 2017

1st TIMOTHY 6: You Can't Take It With You

Ben Meyers
December 16, 2017
1st TIMOTHY 6: You Can't Take It With You

How much do we really need?  And can we actually find peace in this day and age? In the midst of this classic season of excess we take a look at a passage from Paul centered on being content...

Ben Meyers
December 9, 2017

1st TIMOTHY 5: Respect the Family

Ben Meyers
December 9, 2017
1st TIMOTHY 5: Respect the Family

What's your general posture when you engage with people?  Be it at your job, the coffee shop, or even the DMV, what is your consistent disposition?  Paul challenges us to apply a critical lens to all our interactions in an effort to achieve a better reality than we could independently create...

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