Ben Hicks - Proclaim & Defend

Ben Hicks

is the Associate Pastor at Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Indianapolis.

Articles

Are Kids Too Expensive?

What Does It Mean to Walk by the Spirit?

Harness the Power of Failure

The Faith of Jacob

In Defense of Purity Culture

Would Christianity Be Worth It If There Was No Resurrection?

Truly Grasping God’s Character

You Don’t Need a Therapist, You Need Relationships

Listen to People You Disagree With

The Most Joyful Part of Ministry

Why Did God Reject Cain’s Offering?

In Defense of High School Preaching Competitions

Why You Shouldn’t Gamble

Did John Piper Go Woke?

Don’t Let Physical Problems Distract You from Spiritual Threats

Beware AI-Generated Christian Content

Should Heroes Save the World or Find Themselves?

Satan Doesn’t Use Rubber Bullets

Is the Cultural and Historical Context of Scripture Necessary, Helpful, or Distracting?

The Kind of Glory that Lasts

How Should Gentile Christians Respond to Unbelieving Jews?

7 Tips for Regular Bible Readings

When You Don’t Get Anything Out of Devotions

The Wise Men and Herod: Will You Bend the Knee or Raise the Fist?

What Does the Bible Say about Immigration?

The Blessing Paradox

Humble Persistence in Prayer

A Brief Reflection on Thanksgiving

When God Spoke Through a Pagan King

How to Provoke Your Children to Anger

A House of Prayer or a Den of Thieves?

Why Do the New Testament Letters Sound Different from the Gospels?

A Dangerous New Ecumenism

Balancing Wisdom and Faith

Creation Order, Broken Families, and God’s Grace

Between Populism and Elitism

Gospel Purity and Political Alliances

Overcome Evil with Good

You Have Need of Endurance

Can I Use AI in Bible Study?

How Jesus Reached the Pharisees

On President Trump and Going to Heaven

The Tortoise, the Hare, and the Magic Potion: A Fable about AI and Education

Should We Move Past the Song Leader?

Did Abraham Get Away with Lying?

Why Genesis Is the Ultimate Counter-Narrative

No, Chip, Listening Doesn’t Always Mean Affirming

Extraordinary Grace for Ordinary Problems

Dads, Take Your Family on Family Vacation

Does the Bible Teach that America Should Stand with Israel?

Wise-Up! Part 4: The Spirit of Wisdom and Christ, the Wisdom of God

Wise Up! Part 3: Where Do I Go Looking for Wisdom?

What N.T. Wright Gets Wrong about Abortion

Wise Up! Part 2: God’s Wisdom Versus Worldly Wisdom

Wise Up! Part 1: The Many Faces of Wisdom

Gender Ideology and Parent’s Rights: A Tale of Two States

Can a Submissive Wife Be Independent?

What If You Were the Older Brother?

Fearing God When Perfect Love Casts Out Fear

Christians Shouldn’t Participate in Vice

We Can’t Fear Questions

Brain Fast Food: Living and Ministering in an Age of Casual Thinking

Why Are There Four Gospels?

From LA to New York and from Dan to Beersheba: A Quick Survey of the Cities in the Bible

When Puppies Replace People

What To Do When You Disagree with God