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The Old Rugged Cross

Benton Moss January 28, 2013 0

Materialism. The word has a certain staleness about it. As I grow older and realize that I really can do so much with just a guitar, a bed, a closet, a bible, and some

Lessons from the Newtown, Connecticut Massacre

Benton Moss December 15, 2012 2

There are times in human history that shake the very foundations of our concept of what it means to be human. Today was one of those days. To the friends and families of the

Your Place in the Gospel Conception of History, Part I

Benton Moss November 27, 2012 0

What in the natural history of mankind has always reigned supreme over the interactions between individuals, assemblies, and nations? Some such as Thucydides or Herodotus would say that history has no goal and is

Finding Happiness in Active Love: The Final Chapter of My Ethiopian Experience

Benton Moss October 2, 2012 9

Traveling to Africa was the most life changing experience I have had in all of my 19 years. It has been a month since returning from the cradle of humanity, and I’ve had ample

The Daily Tarheel’s Satire of Jesus, Innocence of Muslims, and Free Speech

Benton Moss September 28, 2012 0

This September has been a hotbed for the issue and concept of free speech, both worldwide as well as locally. We’ve seen riots and protests crop up globally against the ‘Innocence of Muslims’ film

Materialism

Benton Moss September 14, 2012 0

In this Podcast, Benton Moss and Nathan Dove discuss how materialism can get in the way of faith in Jesus

The Third Degree Gospel

Benton Moss August 31, 2012 0

Today, I want to call the reader, or perhaps better the Church, to examine the degree to which the Gospel saturates her life. For all tangible things in life, they tend to be measurable,

In Pursuit of Happiness, part. II: The Proper Place of Praise

Benton Moss August 11, 2012 4

I ended my last essay with a question for the reader: just how much are we willing to suffer for true, eternal happiness? I want to highlight what I believe to be the answer

In Pursuit of Happiness

Benton Moss July 21, 2012 7

During my stay in Ethiopia, half a world away from the techy thrum and modernity of America, I have had a rare occasion to simply “put the world away for a minute” as Zac

The Ping Pong Gospels

Benton Moss July 16, 2012 1

In spare time, we all go about enjoying friends’ company differently. Personally, I have always loved playing ping pong after ball practices, in Ehaus lobby with high school mates, and anywhere else that a

Diamond In The Rough

Benton Moss July 8, 2012 0

Ethiopia truly is a world apart from America. Young men don’t mind using public streets as urinals. If you don’t get asked for money at least 3 times on the way to work then

An Ethiopian Experience-Day 1

Benton Moss June 30, 2012 8

Despite reaching speeds in excess of 650 miles per hour, the 13 and a half hour, 7,393 mile plane trip from Washington D.C. to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia felt like an eternity of stagnation, restlessness,