Amber Benson·May 17, 2022Sex as Gift: Towards an Alternative Christian Sexual EthicIn a recent Washington Post opinion piece, “Consent is not enough. We need a new sexual ethic,” columnist Christine Emba examines the…
Amber Benson·Jun 23, 2020By Our Love: A Theology of Mask-WearingIt was an odd custom. Not that it didn’t exist elsewhere in their culture. Indeed, it was quite common for the aristocracy to greet each…
Amber Benson·Dec 2, 2018That Time John the Baptist Had a Hissy FitThe best piece of advice I ever got about songwriting came from Barry Dean. A prolific songwriter, Barry was teaching a workshop about…A response icon1A response icon1
Amber Benson·Sep 5, 2017I’ll Be Back: Five Lessons in Disaster Recovery from The Good SamaritanAs a child, I loved Mr. Rodgers. The avuncular, cardigan-clad educator was the first to teach me about being a good neighbor. What kid…
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015I am Sorry That I Made ThemThe Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil…
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015DrainedIt’s how I feel tonight. Bone-tired and weary from years of hope deferred. The writer of Proverbs was right. It makes the heart sick.
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015God, Senior CopywriterI find a lot of solace when I find something in the Bible that sounds like the thoughts in my head. Like when Jesus says things like, “How…
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015The Risk in RelationshipIn Genesis 3, we find what my Bible titles simply “The Fall.” Most of us know the story. God says, “Listen, I love you guys but do me a…
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015In the BeginningIn the beginning God created the heavens and earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and…
Amber Benson·Jan 2, 2015The Girl With the Ivory SoapI’m a voracious reader. By voracious I mean, I devour books like they were my last meal. I start reading and I can’t stop. I used to roll…
