Ben doesn't know what's going on...: Recent Episodes
Benjamin Lee and Daniel Silliman
"Ben doesn't know what's going on..." is a series where local church pastor Benjamin Lee learns the latest news he's kind of heard about, but hasn't really paid attention to. Hopefully, with the help of Daniel Silliman, news editor for Christianity Today, he will be able to know a little bit more about what is going on.
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Transient Ground
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NYT article - First Time in 100 Years: Young Kayakers on a Ride for the Ages
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Ezra Klein's take on interpreting Trumphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8QLgLfqh6s
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To submit questions for our 100th episode celebration, email them to Hannah Kiger at hannah.e.kiger@gmail.com.
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To submit questions for our 100th episode celebration, email them to Hannah Kiger at hannah.e.kiger@gmail.com.
For more on the missionaries who were killed in Haiti, check out Daniel's article in Christianity Today.
Check out Christianity Today’s article on Alexei Navalny
[excerpt from article]
“I am a believer, and that helps me a lot in my activities because everything becomes much, much easier. There are fewer dilemmas in my life, because there is a book in which, in general, it is more or less clearly written what action to take in every situation,” he explained. “It’s not always easy to follow this book, of course, but I am actually trying.”
Specifically, Navalny said, he was motivated by the words of Jesus: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied” (Matt. 5:6, NASB).
“I’ve always thought that this particular commandment is more or less an instruction to activity,” Navalny said. “And so, while certainly not really enjoying the place where I am, I have no regrets about coming back or about what I’m doing. It’s fine, because I did the right thing.”
3:00 - Tuesday election news blitz
20:25 - Correction about daylight savings time
24:50 - Brutal news from Johnson City
38:30 - The magical mango forest
Amid Israel-Hamas War, Local Christians Seek Righteous Anger and Gospel Hope (Christianity Today article)
A discussion of the news on April 24, 2023.
- Does Ron DeSantis's feud with Disney count as news?
- NEWS BLITZ!
- What was Fox's defamation settlement about?
A discussion of the news on April 3, 2023.
Daniel's interview with NASA Astronaut :
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/april/nasa-astronaut-artemis-victor-glover-moon-prayer-christian.html
A discussion of the news on March 6, 2023.
Check out Daniel Silliman's article in Christianity Today, 'No Celebrities Except Jesus': How Asbury Protected the Revival
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/asbury-revival-outpouring-protect-work-admin-volunteers.html
...with the immigration, ChatGTP, and what's in the mechanic's freezer. Plus, an extended conversation about the salvation of robots.