Pastor Ben Sadler
Ben Sadler has served as a full-time pastor since 2010. He began his ministry at a Spanish-speaking congregation in Florida. From 2014 to 2019, he served at Goodview Trinity Church in Minnesota. Currently, he is at Victory of the Lamb in Wisconsin. He is married to Emily, and they have three children. Ben loves to spend time with his family, ride his road bike, read, write, and preach.
The hidden force behind violence . . . And what you can do about it
I’ll never forget where I was on April 20, 1999. I was a sophomore in high school and had just finished golf practice. My…
Evil is real. But so is God.
From naivety to naming evil In 1978 renowned psychiatrist M. Scott Peck published The Road Less Traveled. The book was a massive success, selling…
Your problems are not outside of you
For the past 30 years or so, the self-esteem movement has preached one message: You are wonderful just the way you are. That sounds…
Confronting manipulators
This week on Time of Grace, Pastor Mike cleared up a common misconception. When Jesus said, “Where two or three gather in my name,…
Divisiveness: Why Christianity is our only hope
In a previous post, I focused on the source of division in our country, namely the devil. In this post, I want to defend…
The devil divides
Usually crisis brings people together. I remember speaking with a distant relative who fought in WWII. He said that during the war, the whole…
George Floyd and Psalm 10
Our country continues to process the mind-breaking emotions of Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on the neck of George Floyd for nine minutes. In response,…
Social media, smartphones, and our spiritual health
2007 changed everything. In 2007 Facebook left college campuses and broke out into the rest of the world. In 2007 Twitter became its own…
Stop talking about “right” and “wrong.” Nobody is listening anymore.
The previous generation seemed to believe in a “right” and a “wrong.” They had clear categories of moral behavior and immoral behavior. Some things were…
If God is good, then where did evil come from?
I want you to trust every word of the Bible . . . . . . even from the very first page. That’s why…
God or science? Wrong question.
Dan Brown, author of the Da Vinci Code and more recently Origin, is one of the most successful authors of all time. According to Brown’s own admission,…
Are we destroying the planet? Does it matter?
Recently a young woman told me, “I’m really concerned about the environment. I keep on hearing that all my purchases are changing the climate….