by Benjamin Robinson | Sep 22, 2014 | Current Events, Spirituality
It would not be an exaggeration to say that the rate at which pastors are committing suicide in the US is the most alarming trend in Western Christianity. Just google the words “pastor” and “suicide” and you’ll find no less than eight...
by Benjamin Robinson | Sep 19, 2014 | Current Events
I didn’t quite know what to say as I sat across the table from Jongin Kim, President of Oikos University in Oakland, California. Oikos, if you recall, became the site of the third deadliest University shooting in US history on April 2nd, 2012, when a former...
by Benjamin Robinson | Sep 18, 2014 | Current Events
The California Drought is something that we’re not taking very seriously. But it is serious! Have you seen the pictures of the effects of the drought? If not, you’re in for a rude awakening! It goes without saying that we all need to be conserving water in...
by Benjamin Robinson | Feb 11, 2014 | Culture, Current Events, Leadership, Organizational
I recently read Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, David and Goliath, and after reading it I realized that Gladwell has the word that the NYPD needs to hear. Reading Gladwell’s book brought me to the following conclusion: Stop-and-Frisk is a policy that is...
by Benjamin Robinson | Oct 17, 2013 | Church, Current Events, Leadership, Theology
This week John MacArthur launched his Strange Fire conference at his southern California church; a conference that bears the name of his forthcoming book, Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship. In the opening remarks of this...
by Benjamin Robinson | Oct 14, 2013 | Church, Culture, Leadership
“Is it ok to sell the gospel?” That was the explosive question posed by Dietrick Haddon in the premier of Preachers of LA last Wednesday night . . . the question that rocked the room and resulted in the early departure of Bishop Clarence McClendon. The...
