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2026-03-11T12:00:00-04:00

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Did Christ Appear To The Native Americans?

Last updated on: March 11, 2026 at 12:00 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

From the beginning God, the Creator, walked and talked in a tangible form with Adam and Eve. Genesis 3:8 says, “And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” As the world became more populated is it possible God also appeared and spoke to other peoples throughout the world? I think it is very reasonable to assume that a loving God has always been involved in the affairs of man... Read more

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2026-03-04T09:09:43-05:00

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Hagah: The Secret To True Biblical Meditation

Last updated on: March 4, 2026 at 9:09 am By Benjamin Raven Pressley

I was listening to E.W. Kenyon recently, who was talking about the Hebrew word for meditation, which is Hagah (הגה), and it blew my mind! When I think about meditation, I think like probably most of you do, getting quiet and focused and maybe crossing my legs and closing my eyes, and there is value in this type of meditation, but the Hebrew definition of meditation is so much deeper. Hagah is something far beyond what we think of as... Read more

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2026-02-10T20:42:07-05:00

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Connecting To True Spirituality

Last updated on: February 10, 2026 at 8:42 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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I encounter so many people who claim to be ‘spiritual’ but not in a ‘traditional sense’. I can appreciate that, if it is true but, very often if you dig a little deeper, you will realize such a statement is just a vague, veiled way to throw you off so you will not continue discussing spirituality with them, particularly if you are a Christian. If such a person is honest, very often, it usually means they are not committed to... Read more

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2026-01-31T12:20:55-05:00

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God of the Voids

Last updated on: January 31, 2026 at 12:20 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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He is God of the void. Where we see gaps, he is busy connecting all the dots. I think if we are truthful, we all sometimes look at life as a bunch of disconnected events and nonsensical, jumbled-up elements. I think we see life sometimes as some of us would view a ball of knotted up thread or string or something not worthy of anything but throwing away because it has become such a mess and we don’t have the... Read more

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Can A Christian Be Enlightened?

Last updated on: January 26, 2026 at 2:52 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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When using the term ‘enlightenment’, I would venture to say that most people immediately think of Buddhism or some Eastern Indian religion. I would like to propose that it is not exclusive to Buddhism and Far Eastern religions and it isn’t some mystical out-of-body experience, as I have heard various gurus from India expound. Like many aspects of spirituality, this is usually one of those carrots dangled just out of reach of the regular person, so the person who claims... Read more

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2026-01-21T10:23:00-05:00

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Are You In A Religion Or A Relationship?

Last updated on: January 21, 2026 at 10:23 am By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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Religion has historically kept the truth from people and sat on its ivory throne high above the people and used its interpretation of scriptures to rule the masses. Religion is nothing more than man creating God in his own image, creating a god that can be manipulated and controlled like a puppet speaking whatever man wants him to speak, that isn’t a god at all. Religion is all about a list of do’s and don’ts; those never work. They are... Read more

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Reclaiming Biblical Community in an Individualistic World

Last updated on: January 10, 2026 at 12:37 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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The church, family and the world has become so individualistic. It has become so splintered that it seems like no one needs anyone else. But is that God’s original design? Was God’s ideal plan for us to live tribally? When I think of early Israel and even the church and the whole concept of koinoneia doesn’t it seem that way? A tribe was an operating community. Everyone needed each other. Everyone contributed something to the tribe. Everyone in a tribe’s... Read more

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2025-12-31T12:01:38-05:00

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What To Do About That Wayward Child

Last updated on: December 31, 2025 at 12:01 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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What do you do? What do you do when the child you raised right chooses to live completely contrary to how you raised them? What do you do when you divorce your spouse, and one or more of your grown children don’t want anything to do with you? What do you do when your grown child chooses to follow the teachings of a so-called faith that you know is a cult and will possibly lead to destructive consequences? You were... Read more

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Are You a Child of Darkness?

Last updated on: December 20, 2025 at 11:49 am By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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Throughout scriptures believers are called children of light Ephesians 5:8-10 encourages believers, who were once darkness but are now light in the Lord, to walk as children of light, bearing the fruit of goodness, righteousness, and truth, and discerning what is pleasing to the Lord. 1 Thessalonians 5:5 states that believers are all children of light and of the day, not of the night or darkness. John 12:36 advises believing in the light while it is present to become sons... Read more

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The Truth About Trials and Tribulation

Last updated on: December 9, 2025 at 12:11 pm By Benjamin Raven Pressley

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I remember distinctly before I got saved someone ‘witnessing’ to me told me that if I would get saved all my problems would go away and I would never have a problem again. But even as an ‘ignorant, old sinner’ I knew that sounded wrong. It is so wrong to tell someone anything like that or any number of things as some kind of hook or lure thinking it is OK to tell them this kind of stuff just to... Read more

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