Author Archives: Benj

About Benj

I’m a native North Jerseyan, living and learning in Eastern Europe…Old Testament professor, ordained minister, occasional liturgist…husband to Corrie…father to Daniel and Elizabeth…eldest sibling to three…uncle to Marshall and Leeland...son-in-law to Claudia.

Extension and Projection of Self

Posted on 27 December 2018

Sometimes I wish I could go back to a stage of intellectual and professional development when there wasn’t as much pressure for everything to be formed and processed before it is presented. Continue reading →

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Sermon: Freedom (Colossians 2:16–23)

Posted on 2 December 2018

God could have left Israel muddling along with a Law that they couldn’t keep, which was constantly condemning them, and which isolated them from the world—but instead he sent his Son to keep it perfectly on their behalf. Continue reading →

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A Day (or Two) in the Life of a Research Center Director

Posted on 30 November 2018

“What is it that you do all day?” Continue reading →

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The Joys of Teaching

Posted on 10 November 2018

My role as director of the Center for Faith and Human Flourishing limits the number of courses that I teach. The balance is about 30% teaching, 30% administration/fundraising, 30% research, 10% supervising. Furthermore, the courses that I typically teach are … Continue reading →

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Sermon: God’s Feast

Posted on 7 October 2018

This is the audio of a sermon preached at the Klaipėda Free Christian Church entitled, “God’s Feast,” in preparation for our monthly celebration of the Lord’s Supper. The text is Exodus 24:1–12. Continue reading →

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Review of ‘Sit At My Right Hand’ in ZAW

Posted on 2 October 2018

A short review of my book has been published in Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft.

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My Journey to Affirming the Ordination of Women (Part XI)

Posted on 20 August 2018

As I was reviewing my slate of draft blog posts in various stages of completion, I noticed that I never shared the intended final post in my series on my change of perspective on women’s ordination. While I had intended to put a nice bow on the series, I will just conclude with a list of resources that I read, and one brief comment. Continue reading →

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Recap: Tallinn, Helsinki, Klaipėda

Posted on 19 August 2018

A couple of weeks ago we enjoyed several days of travel, as well as some fun times home in Klaipėda. Continue reading →

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Theme in Mission (or: “Did you always know you wanted to go to Lithuania?”)

Posted on 20 July 2018

It’s a fair question, though sometimes behind it is presumption that no one else could possibly want to live in this country that s/he didn’t know existed until about two minutes ago. Continue reading →

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USA Recap: Ordination, Wedding, Friends, Bagels, Falling in Love Again

Posted on 1 July 2018

People often ask us, “What are the things you can’t eat in Lithuania that you like to eat a lot of here [in the USA] when you’re visiting?” Without hesitation, we always reply, … Continue reading →

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