Ben Wilder

John Foster Lyrics – Tell That Angel I Love Her

John Roberts performed an original song for Maggie Dunn, a friend of his who passed away. Sheesh. He might have strummed his way to the top 5 with this one. Check out a more detailed recap of the Easter episode here. Here’s the wonderful and wonderfully traditional-sounding song… then scroll down for the lyrics. NoContinue reading “John Foster Lyrics – Tell That Angel I Love Her”

Running Like Peter on Easter Morning

Every year for the past however many years, I’ve participated in “Jesus, the Risen 1K” which, based on my own amateur research, is how far Peter (and Mary, John, and others I’m sure) ran to the tomb of Jesus when he (they) were told Jesus was no longer in the tomb. Can you imagine thatContinue reading “Running Like Peter on Easter Morning”

Jesus and the Empty Tomb, What Does It All Mean?

As a man of Christian faith, Good Friday means everything!! But also, Easter Sunday means everything!! But also, Christmas means everything!! Can you tell I’m a little dramatic? I guess it’s probably more accurate to say that each of these foundational moments in the Christian faith are so, so, so important. Without Good Friday, areContinue reading “Jesus and the Empty Tomb, What Does It All Mean?”

Goldilocks is a Dude in 2025 Dodge Ram Commercial

It’s not porridge that Goldilocks wants, it’s power. But that’s not the only twist on the well-known story of Goldilocks and the three bears. In this interpretation, Goldilocks is a man! The golden locks in this instance belong to actor Glen Powell, who seems to be in all the movies lately. I recently watched TwisterContinue reading “Goldilocks is a Dude in 2025 Dodge Ram Commercial”

And on a lighter note… triathlon training!

Yesterday was the most raw confession I’ve ever written about. If you read it (here), you can probably guess that the wide range of emotions I’ve felt in the last few days are still very present. And sometimes we just need a break from all of that, don’t we? Part of my break, a distractionContinue reading “And on a lighter note… triathlon training!”