Author Archives: Ben Rudolph

About Ben Rudolph

Pastor at Providence Church which exists to spread God's Fame by multiplying disciples of Jesus and multiplying churches in our community and around the world.

Don’t play with rattlesnakes

Posted on April 5, 2013

Most of us are smart enough not to have rattlesnakes as pets.  There are a lot of reasons, but the main one is that they can kill you.  Not rocket science, I know, but how many of us actually play … Continue reading →

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I gave my kids away last night

Posted on March 27, 2013

Last night my family said goodbye to my younger brother, Rich, his wife, Julia, and their son, Justus.  Families normally say goodbye a lot and most are casual because there are always many “hellos” that are around the corner.  This … Continue reading →

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What does the new pope have to do with our Evangelical, non-denominational, Bible-belt church?

Posted on March 14, 2013

We have a new pope.  I was browsing Twitter yesterday at the time that the announcement was made.  For all the talk of religion dying in our world, the election of the head of the Roman Catholic Church, which represents … Continue reading →

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If God told you everything that would happen, faith would still be hard

Posted on March 8, 2013

I’ve been reading in the book of Exodus over the last few weeks.  Our church’s Bible reading schedule this year is a 240 chapter overview of the main points in the gospel narrative from Genesis to Revelation.  The book of … Continue reading →

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My assessment of the The Bible mini-series

Posted on March 4, 2013

I know I mentioned yesterday at the end of our service that I’d be sharing with all of you my 2 cents on The Bible mini-series on the History Channel.  I know a lot of people have been raving about … Continue reading →

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How would you summarize the Bible in 10 minutes?

Posted on February 15, 2013

If someone asked you to summarize the story of the Bible in 10 minutes, what would you say?  I wanted to show this last Sunday at Providence, but we just didn’t have enough time.  It’s by a worship arts pastor … Continue reading →

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God made a farmer

There was a golden nugget amidst all the mediocrity of the Super Bowl commercials yesterday: the Dodge/Ram commercial with Paul Harvey.  It was truly special, even if the idea came from a video already on youtube.  There was something in … Continue reading →

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How every Christian is like Manti Te’o

Posted on January 22, 2013

Some are calling it the story of the year and it’s only January.  It’s the perfect human interest story.  It has mystery, intrigue, deception, confusion, and a you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up quality to it.  It’s the fascinating story of Manti Te’0, the superstar … Continue reading →

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Diagnosing a problem with no solution

Posted on January 10, 2013

The news coming out about the rising generation is not good.  I read this article the other day and had to share it with you.  You may have seen it and read it.  I think it’s interesting how this renowned … Continue reading →

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Yesterday I read a blog post from Dan Cruver who heads an organization called “Together for the gospel”.  Dan came to our church a number of years ago to talk to us about adoption.  He and I went to the … Continue reading →

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