Lord, Please be part of my love story today. I mean, the love story between me and you. My life has some question marks but you are an exclamation point and a period. Sometimes it seems I’m in the middle of a comma… a period of pausing. Waiting. But let’s write more of the storyContinue reading “My prayer for today”
Author Archives: Ben Wilder
The year 1997: putting the O in pOpular
The year was 1997. I was a pale, skinny, timid high schooler walking the halls as a senior at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida. This city was different than what I was used to. Students drove big trucks with big Mickey Thompson tires. In Miami, where I spent most of high school, the smaller theContinue reading “The year 1997: putting the O in pOpular”
A trailer for my new book!
As some of you might already know, I’m writing a book! It’s so close to being finished and available for purchase, I can hardly wait. There’s more info on my author website here, but for now, check out the book trailer for Big and Small, God Made Them All…
Why I like Mark Richt
There’s been a lot of comments made about the quality of Georgia Bulldogs football coach Mark Richt and I thought it necessary to chime in. I don’t really know him at all but back when he was a coach at Florida State, he and his family attended the same church my family did. While thereContinue reading “Why I like Mark Richt”
Things my grandparents used to say
Every time the clock in my house chimes, I’m reminded of the many, many days and nights I spent at Mom-Mom and Pop’s house on South Mulberry Street in Monticello, Florida. It’s because the clock that chimed for decades in their family room is the very same exact clock keeping the wrong time, but chimingContinue reading “Things my grandparents used to say”
Out of the Wilderness 