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About Benj

I’m a native North Jerseyan, transplanted to Pennsylvania...lived and taught in Eastern Europe for six years…Old Testament professor, author, minister, musician, liturgist…husband to Corrie…father to Daniel and Elizabeth.

Book of Numbers: 7. Surely They Will Not Deal Falsely

This is the audio (30:09, 20.7 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on October 20, 2024. The main text was Numbers 13–14. Other texts included Isaiah 63:7–64:1 and Matthew 4:1–11. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 6. I Am Your Portion and Your Inheritance

This is the audio (28:14, 19.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on October 13, 2024. The main texts were Numbers 3:43–49; 18:12–20; 11:1–9, 18–23, 31–35. Other texts included Psalm 104:24–35 and Ephesians 1:3–14. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 5. They Shall Keep Guard Over the People

This is the audio (29:40, 20.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on October 6, 2024. The main texts were Numbers 3:1–8; 18:8–10, 21–24; 16:1–4; 12:1–3; 11:24–30; other texts included Isaiah 11:1–9 and Revelation 5:6–14. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 4. Careful to Offer at The Appointed Time

This is the audio (33:57, 23.3 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on September 29, 2024. The main texts were Numbers 9:1-14; 28:1-15; 29:39-40; other texts included Psalm 50:1–15; 2 Chronicles 30:1–5; and Mark 2:23–3:6. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 3. That He May Not See Anything Indecent Among You

This is the audio (29:13, 20.0 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on September 22, 2024. The main texts were Numbers 5:1–10; 15:22–36; 19; other texts included Psalm 46 and Mark 5:21–34. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 2. Until I Proclaim Your Might to Another Generation

This is the audio (32:53, 22.5 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on September 15, 2024. The main text was Deut 6:4–9; other texts included Psalm 71:7–21; Acts 2:36–41; and Numbers 1:1–4, 44–46; 14:17–24; 26:1–4; 51–56. Continue reading

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Book of Numbers: 1. A Community on the Move, Set Apart, for God’s Glory

This is the audio (33:00, 22.6 MB) of a Sunday sermon I preached at Redeemer Presbyterian Church (EPC) in Erie, PA, on September 8, 2024. The main text was Hebrews 4:1–13; other texts included Psalm 99 and Numbers 9:15–23; 10:33–36. Continue reading

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New Jobs, New Directions

It’s been a few months since I shared a personal and professional update. We have a lot of good news to report, and an invitation to a special event on September 1. Continue reading

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Kennedy on “All Those Principles of Christianity”

For me, the “principles” of Christianity concentrate themselves so intensely on a certain, ineffable relational knowledge of a person—Jesus—that I am quickly disoriented when you try to prise away the moral and ethical teachings that more and more people are … Continue reading

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Finding Healing and Refuge

The ACNA Diocese of Pittsburgh asked me to write a blog post about my experience as minister-in-residence at Grace Anglican Church. Continue reading

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