by Ben Godwin | Feb 6, 2024
The title above is not just a catchy rhyme to make you feel warm and fuzzy about the future; I believe it’s absolutely true and prophetic of this year. I am praying that 2024 will be a year of victory, breakthrough, promotion, increase, harvest, and divine...
by Ben Godwin | Jan 10, 2024
In the 1946 classic movie “It’s A Wonderful Life,” George Bailey gets in deep financial trouble and desperately seeks God’s help. As George contemplates suicide on a snowy bridge, God sends an angel named Clarence to his rescue. Through a series of events, Clarence...
by Ben Godwin | Oct 17, 2023
The world is full of chaos and confusion, but God is still on His throne. I am not a gloom and doom preacher who runs around like Chicken Little screaming, “The sky is falling!” I believe God is sovereignly in control and His purpose will ultimately be fulfilled....
by Ben Godwin | Sep 20, 2023
Elenor Roosevelt observed, “Anger is only one letter short of danger.” Someone said, “Anger is like acid that does more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Unresolved anger is a poison that releases sin’s destructive...
by Ben Godwin | Aug 23, 2023
We can glean rich, spiritual insights from nature as we see God’s handiwork in creation. “The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display His craftsmanship” (Ps. 19:1, NLT). The universe testifies to God’s creative genius. The natural world gives us glimpses...
by Ben Godwin | Jun 28, 2023
Happy 247th Birthday America! You look pretty good for your age. I love our great country and was raised to be patriotic. In fact, when my parents disciplined me, they gave me stripes and I saw stars! Seriously, God has allowed and aided America’s rise to unrivaled...
by Ben Godwin | May 31, 2023
Memorial Day, also called Decoration Day, is a day set aside (the last Monday of May) to remember those killed in the line of duty in our nation’s wars. It is a vivid reminder that freedom is not free. It is won and preserved with the blood of brave patriots. A...
by Ben Godwin | May 3, 2023
When you think of heaven, what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of John the Revelator’s description in Revelation 21-22: New Jerusalem with walls of Jasper, gates of pearl, streets of pure gold, the crystal sea before God’s throne, the Tree of Life, the River of Life,...
by Ben Godwin | Mar 9, 2023
True riches are spiritual blessings not material blessings. True riches are things money can’t buy. True riches have nothing to do with how much money is in your bank accounts, 401K, IRA, or portfolio. True riches are the spiritual blessings in your heart and God’s...
by Ben Godwin | Feb 8, 2023
Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is a romantic time designated to express our love. Saint Valentine was a priest who was executed on February 14, 270 A.D. His crime was secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome against Emperor Claudius’ wishes who felt marriage...