Ben Wilder

Can animals sin?

Cute little chipmunks. Big bad bears. Loyal dogs. Playful dolphins.Do creatures like these have the ability to sin? I’m not sure why the question popped into my mind yesterday while I was hand-washing dishes. I believe people are born sinners, and God provided a way out because this sin needs to be accounted for. IContinue reading “Can animals sin?”

This one time, I was a train conductor

As some of you already know, I sometimes write about my dreams (for example, this one or this one). Well, last night was a fun one! I was a train conductor. Chooooo chooooo! Too bad it wasn’t a soul train. It was a real train, full of passengers, and I was driving it. But when IContinue reading “This one time, I was a train conductor”

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is a gift to comedians everywhere

It’s like the perfect storm of random elements coming together at just the right time for comedians. There’s an NFL football player named Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. And of course, there’s Hillary Clinton who’s running for president. A lot of jokes come from the fact that Ha Ha’s last name is Clinton-Dix, and Hillary is wife to Bill, who hadContinue reading “Ha Ha Clinton-Dix is a gift to comedians everywhere”

The Reawakening: Part 13

What do you do? I’ve heard that question a lot lately and I’m still becoming comfortable with the answer. I work from home. Isn’t that type of work reserved for traveling salesmen? Highly sought after consultants? Website designers? Stay-at-home moms or dads, like Joel on Parenthood? I don’t fit into those categories at all, and yet,Continue reading “The Reawakening: Part 13”

Why do elephants have such long noses?

Have you every wondered why elephants have such a long nose? It moves and wiggles like a garden hose. They could use it to swing a baseball bat. Or to hold their rolled up yoga mat. What if they want to give you a high five? They could reach out their nose to give it aContinue reading “Why do elephants have such long noses?”