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Ben

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About Me

Hi, my name is Ben, and welcome to my space on MySpace.
PERSONAL: The profile photo of my family says it all about what's the most important thing to me on this earth; my family. I have the most wonderful, beautiful wife I could have ever imagined marrying. When I married Ella, I definitely married up :-). And my children Noah, Nehemiah, Charis (pronounced KAH-reece), and Ethan are the best kids that a man could have.
I have a circle of friends, some of them who are part of my friends list here and some not, who are a vital part of my everyday life. On the days when I don't think I can take another step, they love, and encourage, and urge me on. When I suffer, they cry with me. When I experience a victory, they celebrate with me. They are an intimate part of the fabric of my life.
WORK: I have a number of jobs, if you will.
* I work in partnership with hundreds of communities in North America, Africa and Asia.
* I volunteer at a local hospital, a regional / international food bank and a recovery house for men.
* I have a music company called loopmusic.org.
* I work on 3rd shift as a stocker at my local WalMart.
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IN MY FREE TIME, I LIKE TO:
* Spend time with my family
* Travel
* Write
* Play golf and LongBall
SOME OF MY FAVORITES:
COLOR: Blue, yellow
FOOD: Steak or buffalo wings
SODA: Diet Vernors
BASEBALL TEAM: Cincinnati Reds
FOOTBALL TEAM: Carolina Panthers
BASKETBALL TEAM: Phoenix Suns
HOCKEY TEAM: Boston Bruins
GIRL: Ella
CHILDHOOD BOOK: The Hardy Boys Mysteries
CHILDHOOD CEREAL: Peanut Butter Cap'n Crunch
CHILDHOOD CARTOON: Jonny Quest
BOARD GAME(S): Tribond, Scattegories, Mad Gab
VACATION: Milan, Ohio (2006) with my family
WOMAN: Ella
CURRENT FILM: Facing The Giants
PIE: Key lime, Cherry
FAST FOOD: In 'N Out
SCHOOL SUBJECT: History, Fine Arts
BOOK OF THE BIBLE: Song of Solomon, Acts
ANIMAL: Butterfly
FEMALE: Ella
QUIET LEADER: Noah
THOUGHTFUL ARTIST: Nehemiah
WORSHIPFUL DANCER: Charis
PASSIONATE SMILER: Ethan
FRIENDS: Mine
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My Interests



I'd like to meet:


In no particular order:
Theodore Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Billy Graham, Wim Wenders, Diana Nyad, Margaret Becker, David Letterman, Dyan Cannon, Sir Edmund Hillary, Mary Magdalene, my great-grandparents, Jimmy Carter, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Abraham Lincoln, Arthur Blessit, Lance Armstrong, Harriet Tubman, Karla Bonoff, Randwulph, Johnny Carson, Lewis and Clark, Father Damien, the apostle Paul, Stephen Sondheim, Johann David Wyss, Franklin W. Dixon ;-), Rodgers and Hammerstein, my wife's grandpa Joe.

Music:


Here's some music from various genres that I've listened to over the years.

Some of it I don't listen to any more, and some of it I still listen to on occasion.

In no particular order.....

Margaret Becker
Sons Of The Pioneers
Kathy Troccoli
Vigilantes Of Love
Karla Bonoff

BarlowGirl
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jude Cole
Rebecca St. James
The Prayer Chain

Stephen Sondheim
Burt Bacharach
Amy Grant
Level 42
Howard Jones

Nik Kershaw
Thomas Dolby
Bruce Springsteen
Disco Saints
World Wide Message Tribe

Iona
Clannad
Ashley Cleveland
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg
Fernando Ortega

Andy Williams
The Doobie Brothers
Audio Adrenaline
Newsboys
Tom Petty

Johnny Cash
Scott Joplin
Barbershop Music
U2
Jaci Velasquez
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Movies:



Facing the Giants
Joshua
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Books:



Dr. Bud Ford
K. P. Yohannan
Andrew Murray
Margaret Becker
Diana Nyad
Franklin Dixon
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Heroes:


The biggest hero in my life is Jesus Christ. You can find out more about Him by reading the books of the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) in the Bible.
My second greatest hero is my Dad, Jack. He passed away in 1994, but left an indelible impression upon everyone he met.
I remember that he spoke of Christ in a way that I hadn't heard others speak of Him. He was familiar with Him. He had a living, breathing, growing relationship with Jesus. Many other people that I met as a boy had religion or church, but Dad had a new life about which he was thrilled.
My Dad was strong, yet gentle. He was easy-going, but deep. He was simple, but profoundly wise.
My Dad and I were aware of it when we had our last conversation before his passing. He had told me that it was imminent, and so we shared our love with one another one more time.
I remember that at one point during the conversation there was a pause, and I had a dramatic revelation. There was a pause because my Dad and I had spoken all the words that we were supposed to speak to each other in this life.
What a gift I was given in that regard. There was nothing left unsaid or undone between my Dad and I. It was all out there, spoken, shared, experienced. I miss him. But I have never felt that there was something that I wish I could go back and say to him. And I realize that this is a tremendous blessing from God.
So we paused, knowing that the end of the words had come, and our parting was at hand. And then he spoke his last words to me. I knew they would be the last words of a life unrivaled in my eyes, words with which he specifically wanted to leave me.
"Ben?," he said. "Yes, Dad?"
"Walk with Jesus, Ben."
"I will, Dad."
"I'll see you there, Ben."
And so concluded all the words.
My Dad had told me while he was still living that if I was to ever wonder how I could best honor his memory, that it would be by seeking to live the things that he had taught me.
I'm giving it my best, Dad.
I'll see you there.
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Just watch "The Bridge."
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There hath no temptation taken you but such as man can bear: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, that ye may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13
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Now that we know what we have—Jesus, this great High Priest with ready access to God—let's not let it slip through our fingers. We don't have a priest who is out of touch with our reality. He's been through weakness and testing, experienced it all—all but the sin. So let's walk right up to him and get what he is so ready to give. Take the mercy, accept the help.
Hebrews 4:14-16
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My Blog

A Place To Land

A Place To Land"We must be on you, but cannot see you -- but gas is running low. Have been unable to reach you by radio. We are flying at 1,000 feet," radioed Amelia Earhart on one of the last schedu...
Posted by Ben on Mon, 26 May 2008 09:10:00 PST

Green Shoes

Green ShoesInstead, we will speak the Truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the Head of His body, the Church.He makes the whole Body fit together perfectly.  As e...
Posted by Ben on Thu, 15 May 2008 09:15:00 PST

The Covenant of Love: Jonathan and David

The Covenant of Love: Jonathan and David 1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as hi...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 02 May 2008 07:15:00 PST

I Wll Take You Places Where Only I Can Deliver You

As I was praying one day within the first year of my salvation, I felt as though our Lord was leading me to look at a map of the state where we then lived, California. My eyes...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:55:00 PST

Jesus: Of His Life and Death

And there shall come forth a Shoot out of the stock of Jesse [David’s father], and a Branch out of his roots shall grow and bear fruit.And the Spirit of God shall rest upon Jesus--[and His Spiri...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:53:00 PST

A Lamp and A Light

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.Psalm 119:105God’s Word is a lamp and a light for me.God’s Word is a lamp and a light to my feet and my path. If I lift that lamp...
Posted by Ben on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:06:00 PST

There You Are, Peter

In the 1991 movie Hook, the story of Peter Pan, there is a scene that has always stuck with me because of a spiritual symbolism that I see in it.Peter (portrayed in this film version of the tale by Ro...
Posted by Ben on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:20:00 PST

What Would You Do?

What Would You Do?In his film Defending Your Life, director and star Albert Brooks paints a vivid, albeit unbiblical, portrait of what happens after you die, complete with prosecutors and defense att...
Posted by Ben on Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:27:00 PST

The Journey Through Less To All

NOTE:  The following is a response to a posting by my friend Alan about an especially difficult yet rewarding 3 year stretch of life that he's been going through.  When I began writing a co...
Posted by Ben on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:37:00 PST

A Faith Forged In The Fire

Dedicated with overwhelming love to my dear friends K and C, with whom I have seen Jesus walking in the fire.There once was a man who was ship-wrecked on a desert island. All on board his vessel died ...
Posted by Ben on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 07:19:00 PST