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Ben Van Arragon

Ben Van Arragon is the Minister of Worship and Leadership at Plymouth Heights Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He preaches and teaches the Bible in church, online, and anywhere else he has the opportunity.
Devotionals

Not Destroyed

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:8-18 This light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory. (v. 17) One of the most-viewed boxing matches of all time is 1974’s bout

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Shining through the Cracks

Read: 2 Corinthians 4:1-7 God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts. (v. 6) In 2019, Ben Kirby started the Instagram account PreachersNSneakers featuring pastors

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Living Letters

Read: 2 Corinthians 3:1-11 You are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit. (v. 3) As a pastor, I occasionally write letters of

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The Smell of Victory

Read: 2 Corinthians 2:12-17 Thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession. (v. 14) Growing up, I regularly visited dairy farms owned by friends and family.

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Always Yes

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:12-22 All the promises of God find their Yes in him. (v. 20) Years ago, McDonald’s ran a TV ad that featured a busy father and his young

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The God of All Comfort

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 Blessed be the . . . God of all comfort. (v. 3) In his memoir A Heart That Works, Rob Delaney begins with a challenge to the reader. Imagine, he

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God Is Still God

Read: Lamentations 5:15-22 But you, O LORD, reign forever. (v. 19) At the conclusion of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Sydney Carton is about to be executed for a

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Vain Hope

Read: Lamentations 4:11-17 We watched for a nation which could not save. (v. 17) In December 2008, Bernard Madoff was arrested for fraud. For years, Madoff promoted a massive Ponzi scheme

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You Heard Me

Read: Lamentations 3:55-66 I called on your name, O LORD, from the depths of the pit. (v. 55) During the Second World War, Dutch citizen Corrie ten Boom and her family

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