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Equally Yoked
It was April 29th, 1983. Mary and I were both in college and living in Springfield, Missouri. We had gotten engaged to be married the...

Joe Benecasa
May 26, 20223 min read


Reaping What We Have Sown
I heard a story about a man who one day decided to take a walk along a river. It was the end of winter, things were finally thawing, and...

Joe Benecasa
May 24, 20223 min read


The Power of Prayer
Praying is an important part of a Christian’s life. We are encouraged to develop a robust prayer life and spend the first part of our day...

Joe Benecasa
May 22, 20223 min read


My Hand Will Not Touch You
The book of 1st Samuel largely tells the story of David, Israel’s greatest king, and how the Lord raised him up out of obscurity into the...

Joe Benecasa
May 16, 20223 min read


Train Up a Child
Often, young Christian parents are admonished to follow the scripture found in Proverbs 22:6, “Train a child in the way he should go, and...

Joe Benecasa
May 2, 20223 min read


Spiritually Young at Heart
One hard thing to deal with as you get older is the fact that you cannot physically do what you used to do. I remember when I was 26...

Joe Benecasa
Apr 20, 20223 min read


Just as the Lord Commanded
Moses is held in very high esteem in God’s Word. God seems to single him out among the many prophets, teachers, and heroes in the Bible....

Joe Benecasa
Apr 13, 20223 min read


The Wisdom of James (Part 2)
In the book of James, chapter two, James addresses a topic for which we have all been guilty of at one time or another: favoritism. We...

Joe Benecasa
Mar 1, 20224 min read


The Wisdom of James (Part 1)
The book of James is a short New Testament book filled with nuggets of wisdom, making it similar to the book of Proverbs from the Old...

Joe Benecasa
Feb 23, 20223 min read


Timeless Words of Warning
If you ever have an opportunity to visit Rome, I highly recommend visiting the Mamertine Prison, which is located right next to Palatine...

Joe Benecasa
Feb 18, 20224 min read


Far Beyond Our Ability to Endure
If you have been a Christian for any amount of time, you have probably heard these words uttered by those close to you: “God will not...

Joe Benecasa
Feb 9, 20223 min read


Eat the Meat and Spit Out the Bones
I became a Christian just before my 20th birthday. My brother-in-law, Don, took it upon himself to disciple me, teaching me the ways of...

Joe Benecasa
Feb 2, 20223 min read


What's In Your Hand?
Sometimes we are faced with something that seems much bigger than us and we may wonder, “How am I going to survive this?” Or perhaps the...

Joe Benecasa
Jan 26, 20223 min read


Walking in the Spirit
Galatians 5:16 tells us to “walk in the Spirit” so that we do not gratify the desires of the flesh. Then Paul goes on to explain the acts...

Joe Benecasa
Jan 19, 20224 min read


Learning to be Content
One of my pet peeves is that, often times, we take God’s word out of context. We don’t bother to look at the situation in which the...

Joe Benecasa
Jan 12, 20223 min read


Dealing with Uncertainty
This Saturday is the start of a new year. Normally, new years often bring with them an expectation of “new beginnings” and “happier...

Joe Benecasa
Dec 29, 20212 min read


Just at the Right Time
The nation of Israel hadn’t heard a prophetic message from the Lord probably since the prophet Micah – over 400 years of silence. They...

Joe Benecasa
Dec 20, 20213 min read


He Became Poor
Christmas is not celebrated much here in Italy by evangelical Christians, but back in the United States it is a very big holiday. It is...

Joe Benecasa
Dec 15, 20213 min read


Dealing with Temptation
All of us must deal with temptation. Edwin Luther, a Baptist preacher from the United States, once said, “Temptation is not a sin; it is...

Joe Benecasa
Dec 1, 20213 min read


Dealing with Discouragement
When the Lord was about to deliver the Israelites from their bondage in Egypt, He commanded Moses to tell the Israelites the good news....

Joe Benecasa
Nov 8, 20212 min read
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