by Ben Brown | Feb 7, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
I remember listening to it on the radio when I was a kid riding in my father’s Chevy Nova. Now it’s playing on the radio again with my kids in the backseat. The song is “Fast Car. Written and originally recorded by Tracy Chapman, country music star Luke Combs...
by Ben Brown | Jun 27, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
An amusing moment happened several years ago during a community theater production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” For those unfamiliar, a production of “Into the Woods” usually runs a little over 2.5 hours. It’s a long show, and the plot is tremendously...
by Ben Brown | Sep 20, 2021 | Opinion
Dead silence. Not a peep. This was the response at a meeting of local ministers when a denominational leader asked, “What are y’all thinking about in regards to your ministries in 2022?” That was the moment that I realized part of the weight that I’m carrying. Leading...
by Ben Brown | May 4, 2021 | Opinion
Everyone else was on vacation when our church became mixed up with the state. I was notified during Holy Week that someone from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) might contact me while other members of the ministerial staff were away following Easter Sunday....
