Category: Weak Connections
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Star Trek and the Transfiguration: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections) – SA409
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen Star Trek Strange New Worlds had its crossover with Star Trek Lower Decks it got Ben thinking about other Star Trek actors appearing in their sibling shows. And THAT got Ben thinking about a Bible story: Jesus’ transfiguration. There’s a connection . . . albeit a WEAK…
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“Thanos, Bison, and God’s Words to Moses (and You!)”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
So what in the WORLD could Street Fighter (the movie) have to do with Moses? So what does Thanos have to do with God’s message from the burning bush? Probably not much . . . BUT they did get Ben thinking. Thinking about his own thoughts. Thinking about God’s words. And thinking about God’s thoughts.…
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“Know Where Your Towel Is”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
Ben was traveling to a conference and speaker talked about an event in Jesus’ life and the tool Jesus used, which caused Ben to think about a book that made a big deal about the same tool, which caused Ben to think about . . . a WEAK CONNECTION . . . From John 13…
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“Unboxing Our Identity in Christ while Unboxing the USS Enterprise”: SCI-FI DEVOS (Weak Connections)
We present another sci-fi devotional on our Youtube channel. When Ben ordered a model of the USS Enterprise from STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, he saw that it had a booklet about the development of the designs. Which caused him to remember some things that were said about the development of the Enterprise-D. Which caused him to…
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“Fear Is the Mind Killer”: Biblical Focus in the Midst of Fear – SA387
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat do Frank Herbert, Dune, the Fear Litany, Jesus calming the storm, Ben’s all time favorite verse, and 80s Christian pop music icon Carmen all have in common? They are all used by Ben to point to where our focus should be in the midst of tough situations.…
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SAMWISE GAMGEE & SIMON OF CYRENE – SA380
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat happens when . . . Ben, Steve, and Evan have a hard time getting together to record? Ben’s been rewatching Lord of the Rings? Ben’s been studying Simon of Cyrene? Ben wants to get some episodes out? Ben has a huge editing job with his and Evan’s…
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Weak Connections – “Sinners and Aliens”
It’s another new Webshow! Take home Strangers and Alien’s newest classic, Weak Connections with Ben Avery. In this ongoing series, Ben takes our favorite things from Pop Culture, and draws some far-fetched conclusions about how they can speak into our spiritual lives. In this first installment, “Sinners and Aliens,” Ben examines Steven Spielberg’s “Alien Trilogy.”…