Ben Beswick serves as an Associate Pastor in Cape Girardeau, MO. Prior to moving to Missouri, Ben served as a youth pastor in Colorado Springs, CO for seven years. He received his Masters of Divinity from Southern Seminary in 2010. He loves reading, watching movies, and listening to music alongside his wife Jaime and daughter Amelia and his son Sawyer.
How grateful I am that, even in the midst of my sin, I will never hear my God say, “Why can’t you just be a better parent?”
May we as parents be strengthened by that word of confidence; may we be all the more eager to communicate that confidence to our kids daily.
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