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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
February 24, 2025
Hebrews
Ben Meyers
Hebrews 13: The Myth of Enough

Is what comes next ever enough?

Hebrews 13: The Myth of Enough
February 5, 2025
Hebrews
Ben Meyers
Hebrews 12: Short-term vs. Long-term

What are we really trading away?

Hebrews 12: Short-term vs. Long-term
Ben Meyers
March 3, 2018

2 PETER 1: Don't Waste a Minute

Ben Meyers
March 3, 2018
2 PETER 1: Don't Waste a Minute

Time is a fluid concept.  Some days we can't have enough, while others seem to drag on even as we fill them with inane activities.  This week Peter challenges us to consistently live with urgency...

Ben Meyers
February 24, 2018

1 PETER 5: Relentless Peace

Ben Meyers
February 24, 2018
1 PETER 5: Relentless Peace

This life at times seems a relentless struggle: You solve one consternation only to find another lying in wait.  What if we could trade that struggle for peace instead...

Ben Meyers
February 17, 2018

1 PETER 4: Don't Tell Me, Show Me

Ben Meyers
February 17, 2018
1 PETER 4: Don't Tell Me, Show Me

We tell others that we love all sorts of things: Our sports teams, our pets, our new haircuts, and even our latest Netflix Binge.  The word 'love' is so devalued by overuse that we are left wondering how we can express our depth of feeling for those in proximity...

Ben Meyers
February 10, 2018

1 PETER 3: Be the Blessing

Ben Meyers
February 10, 2018
1 PETER 3: Be the Blessing

How would people describe you:  Funny?  Serious? Smart? Is this perception something we should cultivate and to what end?

Ben Meyers
February 3, 2018

1 PETER 2: Free From Ourselves

Ben Meyers
February 3, 2018
1 PETER 2: Free From Ourselves

What is the greatest expression of the Freedom we have?  Is it simply doing whatever you want all the time or something more? 

Ben Meyers
January 27, 2018

1 PETER 1: Fire Tested

Ben Meyers
January 27, 2018
1 PETER 1: Fire Tested

For something or someone to prove themselves we accept that they often must face and overcome a crucible.  Why then do we treat our faith with kid gloves?

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...

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