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.

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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