JoanCBenson

I am a wife, mother, grandmother, author, educator, and advocate for those looking for purpose and meaning as we live each day together on Planet Earth.

Believing and Grieving

When sadness abounds, we can still have hope in God. We can believe, maintain faith, even in the darkest of day s. Earth is not our residence. We are just passing through. Make the best of it, keeping your eyes on Jesus. God has provided for even times like these.

Can You Live in the World as a Christian without it Overpowering You? Does it Matter?

Good seeds or “weeds”? Weeds in your flowers or grass? Oh, my goodness! Do I ever know. I transplanted this beautiful decorative grass a year ago along with some of its “brothers and sisters.” But, look what happened? It must have had weeds sown into the dirt when I moved it. I kept pulling the …

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Rewriting Truth, Revising History: Scripture through the Lens of Communism

Imagine a World Where Truth Has Been Replaced The eeriness of deception and distrust is unsettling at best. Who can we trust? Who do we believe? Many years ago, I had a young friend who spent the summer as a language student in what was then-communist Soviet Union. Her emotional reserves were stretched, and by …

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