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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…
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Recently, I’ve seen a great deal of posts on social media saying things like, “There’s no reason for anyone to be unemployed,” or “There are plenty of jobs out there.” I wonder, when people are saying these things, are their heads completely up their rear ends or have they simply not considered who makes up…
Journaling helps us to sort out the emotional impact of life and in a world filled with volatility, sorting it out is vital to maintaining your peace and your sanity. There is so much happening these days that it can be difficult to know which rabbit to chase first. Especially if you are someone who…
Exodus 1:9-11 New King James Version 9 And he said to his people, “Look, the people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we; 10 come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and it happen, in the event of war, that they also join our enemies and fight against us, and so go up out of the land.” 11 Therefore…
Years ago, my sisters and I watched quite a bit of Charlie Brown and the Peanuts. One of these in particular put me in mind of today’s circumstances. It’s Magic, Charlie Brown is all about how to put on a great magic show. At one point, Snoopy is doing all of these awesome magic tricks…
Years ago, I went through some difficult things. Throughout my life, I’ve gone through many difficult things. Thankfully, God has brought me through these things and healed every piece of brokenness. It wasn’t always quick. It wasn’t always obvious. But looking back, I can now see where He was with me every step of the…
As an author, I often wonder how long we will be able to share our thoughts freely and at what point the powers-that-be will decide that free speech is simply not something they want to allow. Lately, I’m noticing that we seem to have reached a point where that freedom has been slowly and somewhat…
We’re building up our podcast page, so be sure to check out our latest posts. We’re sharing the Seven Days to Higher Ground videos by Rebecca Benston there until January 31st. After that, you’ll have to view them on our YouTube channel. We’ll be sharing information with you on all sorts of topics including faith,…
