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Ben Van Arragon

Ben Van Arragon is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church in North America. After twenty years of congregational ministry, he now serves his denomination as a pastor wellbeing consultant in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Devotionals

The Spirit-Filled Savior

Read: Isaiah 11:1-9 The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him. (v. 2) For more than a decade, superhero movies have dominated the film industry. I understand the appeal. I

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Take Not Your Spirit from Me

Read: Psalm 51:7-12 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. (v. 10) When I was a child, one of my biggest fears was

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A New Heart

Read: Ezekiel 36:22-27 I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. (v. 26) One of my favorite Christmas stories is Dr. Seuss’ classic

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The Spirit That Is on You

Read: Numbers 11:16-18, 24-25 I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put it on them. (v. 17) Though no one knows exactly where it originated, the

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The Spirit at Creation

Read: Genesis 1:1-5; 2:7 And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. (v. 2) The Holy Spirit makes his first appearance in the opening verses of

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Devotionals

All Oppression Shall Cease

Read: Jeremiah 50:1-10 . . . let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant. (v. 5) God spent much of Jeremiah pronouncing judgment. He announced the instrument

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Surrender

Read: Jeremiah 38:14-18 If you will surrender . . . then your life shall be spared. (v. 17) Although I’ve never needed this advice, I read recently that one of

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Prosperity and Peace

Read: Jeremiah 33:1-9 I will heal my people and let them enjoy abundant peace and security. (v. 6 NIV) Throughout the Old Testament, God promised one thing above all others:

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