Pilgrim Benham

Christian Living

Prayer: An Instrument of God’s Judgment

For some Christians, prayer is nothing more than a monologue: just an opportunity to talk to God, listing out all of our needs like a…

Pilgrim BenhamOctober 28, 2025

Christian Living

What is Prayer?

Have you ever heard the idea that “God is sovereign and doesn’t need you”? In one sense, yes, it’s true that God is holy, set…

Pilgrim BenhamSeptember 16, 2025

Christian Living

Five Marks of Gospel Community (Part 4 of 4)

(Read articles one, two, and three here.) Charlotte Brontë said, “The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that…

Pilgrim BenhamAugust 12, 2025

Bible Study Christian Living

The Remedy to DIY Faith (Part 3 of 4)

(This article is part three in a four-part series on legalism and grace. Read articles one and two here.) It was 5pm the night before…

Pilgrim BenhamJuly 22, 2025

Bible Study Christian Living

When Grace Is Forsaken: The Tragedy of a Deserted Gospel (Part 2 Of 4)

This is the second article of a series. Click here to read the first article. On the night of January 13, 2012, the luxury cruise…

Pilgrim BenhamMay 13, 2025

Bible Study Christian Living

Grace Has the Final Word (Part 1 of 4)

A few years ago, just after midnight, three ladies driving their rental car through Bellevue, Washington found themselves underwater as the car’s GPS mistakenly directed…

Pilgrim BenhamMarch 26, 2025

Christian Living

Looking to Jesus — Part 2 of 2

Editor’s Note: Click here to access Part 1 of this article, published on October 29, 2024. 3. We look to Jesus because he looked ahead…

Pilgrim BenhamNovember 5, 2024

Christian Living

Looking to Jesus — Part 1 of 2

The Bible often likens our Christian life to running a race, and it’s a great metaphor for a few reasons. First, running, like the Christian…

Pilgrim BenhamOctober 29, 2024

Theology

A Second Look at the Third Person of the Trinity

A few summers ago, our family drove across the country and ended up visiting Yosemite National Park for a few days. On the final day,…

Pilgrim BenhamSeptember 24, 2024

Gospel History & Holidays

Returning to the Gospel on Reformation Day

Have you ever noticed that our society celebrates everything? In September alone, we celebrated "Random Acts of Poetry Day" (September 6), "Video Games Day" (September…

Pilgrim BenhamOctober 31, 2020

Culture Ministry & Leadership

Gathering Together Again: Best Practices for the Church Re-opening

If anything is certain over the last few months, it is that the predictability of ministry has been anything but certain! Because of the COVID-19/Coronavirus…

Pilgrim BenhamJune 1, 2020

Gospel Ministry & Leadership

The Bible is About Jesus

Pilgrim Benham is a contributor of the Expositors Collective, a growing network of pastors, leaders and laypeople, which exists to equip, encourage and mentor the…

Pilgrim BenhamFebruary 19, 2020

Ministry & Leadership

Four Ways to be Commissioned in the City

The CGN International Conference is focusing on this year's theme, "Commissioned: Urban Ministry in a Post-Everything World," on June 24-27, 2019. Visit cgn.calvarychapel.flywheelsites.com for more…

Pilgrim BenhamFebruary 20, 2019

Christian Living

Five Ways a Church Becomes Tolerant: The Church of Thyatira

"For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for…

Pilgrim BenhamOctober 24, 2018

Christian Living

Five Slippery Steps to Spiritual Compromise from the Church of Pergamum

I was surprised by the following true story: The location: Pearl Harbor The date: Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. Three hundred and fifty-three Japanese airplanes…

Pilgrim BenhamOctober 3, 2018

Prayer: An Instrument of God’s Judgment

What is Prayer?

The Remedy to DIY Faith (Part 3 of 4)

When Grace Is Forsaken: The Tragedy of a Deserted Gospel (Part 2 Of 4)

Grace Has the Final Word (Part 1 of 4)

Looking to Jesus — Part 2 of 2

Looking to Jesus — Part 1 of 2

A Second Look at the Third Person of the Trinity

Returning to the Gospel on Reformation Day

Gathering Together Again: Best Practices for the Church Re-opening

The Bible is About Jesus

Four Ways to be Commissioned in the City

Five Ways a Church Becomes Tolerant: The Church of Thyatira

Five Slippery Steps to Spiritual Compromise from the Church of Pergamum

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