On a mission to create and inspire peace, love, trust, and harmony among believers of all faiths…
Raising children has never been an easy task. But today, we seem to be facing many challenges that our culture simply wasn’t prepared to face. With the rise in the rate of depression and anxiety cases among children as a result of last year’s COVID lockdowns and mandates, we should be very concerned about the…
Was it the enticement of free donuts, free beer, gift cards, work incentives, or maybe even the threat of losing one's job? Was it the constant bombardment by the media and social media of all of the wonderful reasons why we must all stand together and take the shot? Please tell me you weren't mesmerized by John Legend's heartfelt virtue signaling in his recent Walgreen's commercials. I hope those things weren't all you needed to convince you to step into the lion's den.
Since I’ve added a few hundred friends on Facebook during the past week, I feel like I should re-introduce myself here as well. I’m Rebecca Benston, and I’m an author and publisher. I own Higher Ground Books & Media, an independent publishing company located in Springfield, OH. We have over 50 authors and about 125…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Making friends and Influencing People
I’ve never been a big fan of the calm before the storm. In all honesty, I’m not that fond of the calm after the storm, either. I’m more of a storm chaser. I like to be busy. I like to be doing something. So, naturally, whenever things start to settle down or get a little…
They search the sources of the rivers and bring hidden things to light. ~Job 28:11 NIV~ I went to the dentist today. A few weeks ago, I had broken a tooth and although it didn’t really hurt and it wasn’t visible to anyone else, I knew that it would do damage if I didn’t get…
I will teach you about God’s power. I will not conceal anything concerning the Almighty. ~Job 27:11 NIV~ It is so frustrating to scroll through the Facebook feed and read comments and arguments against Christians. Knowing that this is not what Jesus intended when he walked on this earth all those years ago, seeing what…
Where You go, I’ll go Where You stay, I’ll stay When You move, I’ll move I will follow You. Chris Tomlin~I Will Follow I often think about the words to this song and wonder if I could be that devoted to my God. I claim that I am and I certainly want to be; but…
“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives…” ~Isaiah 61:1 NKJV~ There is probably no other reason that I have called upon my God more than to…
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. ~John 10:10 NKJV~ The devil is a sneaky guy. Literally. When all of his attempts to pull your love away from God fail, he tries…
Read more Today’s Pondering~All’s Well That Ends Well, but then there’s this…
So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.” ~John 8:17 NKJV~ Holding onto opinions about a person based on something they did in the past is not walking in love. Yet, there are so…
Read more Today’s Pondering~Love changes everything…or at least it should
