Jenny Bender

View Full Post   “Dare to be a Daniel, dare to stand alone...dare to have a purpose firm, dare to make it known.” Do you remember singing that song as a kid? Daniel lived in a time in history when following God wasn’t considered cool, popular or even legal in some instances. He was constantly bombarded with the temptation to compromise his faith & obedience to God. Sound familiar? You don’t have to look very far in today’s world and culture to see the similarities between some of the pressures that Daniel faced and the pressures that we face as Christ followers.....

View Full Post   Sure, the Georgia Bulldogs may have taken home the top trophy, but Natalie Grant was the show-stealer with her powerful rendition of the National Anthem prior to Monday night's National Championship Game.

View Full Post   Everywhere you look, there’s construction going on. I live in Grovetown, and every day twice a day, I drive by the road work and new buildings going up on Lewiston Road. It seems like they’ve been working on it FOREVER. Each day I drive by and can see evidence that work is being done; there are bulldozers, equipment and workers in hard hats & bright yellow safety vests. Yet, day after day, it doesn’t look like they’re any farther along than they were the day before...

View Full Post   One of my favorite Christmas movies is the Polar Express. Anyone who's ever seen the Polar Express will tell you that the most annoying character in the movie is the little kid who is always interrupting everyone because he thinks he knows everything there is to know about everything. The funniest part comes at the end, when the know-it-all boy is put in his place by the Conductor and learns to speak less and listen more. We all probably know someone like that in real life, don't we?

View Full Post   Thanksgiving and Christmas are my absolute favorite holidays, but as much as I love & enjoy this season, I have to admit that I struggle with severe anxiety this time of year. I sometimes feel the pressures of mile-long to do lists overtake my joy. There are groceries to buy, meals to plan, family get-togethers to coordinate, schedules to arrange, gifts to buy, things to decorate - all while keeping up with usual day-to-day demands of life - and it can be VERY overwhelming.

View Full Post   Some things are more important than winning. When a runner in the New York City Marathon collapsed just 200 meters from the finish line, two other runners stopped to not only pick the man up, but carry him across the prestigious finish line...

View Full Post   My Dad makes THE best chili EVER, and when he finally shared his secret recipe, I was shocked when I found out the secret ingredient...

View Full Post   I spend a LOT of time watching animal videos, so when I say that this is one of the funniest ones I've EVER seen, that's a pretty heavy statement!

View Full Post   My Grandpa was a very talented artist and used to serve our church by painting a mural for Vacation Bible School every year. He's been in Heaven for eleven years now, but his gifts are still being used to bring glory to God and joy to others, and it makes my heart so full...

View Full Post   Little Irelynn loves to share Jesus through songs, and wants everyone - including the hearing impaired - to enjoy the message of the music. So, Irelynn learns sign language to Christian songs and shares them on social media.