
Mike Bennett is editorial content manager for the Church of God, a Worldwide Association, in the Dallas, Texas, area. He coordinates the Life, Hope & Truth website, Discern magazine, the Daily Bible Verse Blog and the Life, Hope & Truth Weekly Newsletter (including World Watch Weekly). He is also part of the Personal Correspondence team of ministers who have the privilege of answering questions sent to Life, Hope & Truth.
He has been an editor his entire professional life, serving as the managing editor for a widely circulated Christian youth magazine, as editor of MultiLingual Computing magazine and as a staff member on various biblically based periodicals. After attending Pacific Lutheran University for a year, he attended Ambassador College for three years, obtaining a bachelor’s degree in theology. He has been an ordained minister since 2005.
In addition to the 100 articles and blog posts below (and dozens of earlier ones), Mike is the primary author of Finding Hope in a Hopeless World, From Holidays to Holy Days: God’s Plan for You, God’s 10 Commandments: Still Relevant Today and Lesson 6 of the Bible Study Course.
Mike and his wife, Becky, have been married more than 35 years and have two married daughters and one granddaughter.
He grew up in Washington state and has lived in California, Idaho, Ohio and Texas. He enjoys spending time with his family and traveling. He has visited Canada, Mexico, England, Ireland, Israel, Egypt, the Philippines, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, Spain, India, Sri Lanka, Belgium, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and all 50 states of the United States. In 1980 he had the opportunity to participate in an archaeological excavation at the City of David dig site in Jerusalem.
Intelligence Is Overrated: What Does God Think About IQ and AI?
Halloween Horror
Remembering 9/11 and Our Need for Christ’s Return
The Secret Things Belong to God
Swallow a Camel?
Are We at the Point of No Return?
Faith of the Apostle Thomas: Don’t Call Him Doubting Thomas
Trade Wars, the U.S. National Debt and the Dollar Crisis
Beware of the Bunny: The Dark Origins of Easter’s Symbols
Artificial Intimacy: Why AI Will Never Satisfy Our Deepest Needs
Christ, Our Passover
Caring for God’s Creation
Drowning in Debt
Relationship Expectations
Hate the Sin and Love the Sinner?
“I Am the Good Shepherd”
The Kingdom of God: Fallacies vs. Facts
“I Am the Door of the Sheep”
The Family That Plays Together
The Family That Prays Together
Biblical Fatherhood
How Do You Measure Happiness?
Developing Christian Character
The Meaning of Hope and Faith
What’s Nehushtan in the Bible? What Does It Have to Do With John 3:16?
“The Spirit Is Willing, but the Flesh Is Weak”
Are We Living in the End Times?
Do Not Cast Pearls Before Swine
What Does the Bible Say About Loneliness?
10 Prophecies I Eagerly Wait For
Becoming Sons and Daughters of God
Is Space the Final Frontier?
What Is the Feast of Weeks?
What Is the Song of Moses?
Does God Forgive All Sins?
Is Nuclear War Inevitable?
Sense of Awe
God’s Perspective on Prophecy
God and Music: A Wonder of Creation
What Does the Bible Say About Music?
How to Study the Bible
The End of History?
Coping With Life Changes and Transitions
God’s Priorities: The Weightier Matters of the Law
Five Damaging Beliefs About Jesus Christ
Why Did God Make Ticks?
“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”: The Miracle of Human Life
Bible Questions and Answers
How to Deal With Inflation
You Are Why We Created Life, Hope & Truth
When Life Gets Tough
Inflation, Economic Instability and Bible Prophecy
Joint Heirs With Christ
Life More Abundantly
The Seven Feasts of the Lord
The Seven Beatitudes of Revelation
Hope in the Bible
Is the EU a Superpower?
“You of Little Faith”
What Is True Love According to the Bible?
What Makes Life Meaningful?
Matthew the Apostle
Significant Numbers in the Bible
“I Am the Alpha and the Omega”
Gray Areas in Life: When the Right Decision Isn’t Obvious
Will Humans Go Extinct?
Thanksgiving Prayer
Time Travel in the Bible
Did 50,070 Die for Looking in the Ark of the Covenant?
Interview With Author of New Booklet on the Millennium
“In Everything Give Thanks” (Really?)
Dangers of Artificial Intelligence
Things Are Looking Up
What Is the Great Commission?
What Does the Bible Say About Superstitions?
Was Luke Wrong About the Census of Quirinius?
A World Adrift With No Moral Compass
Are You Feeling Vulnerable?
Finding the Fountain of Life
The Love of the Truth
What Was Ezekiel’s Message for Today?
The Fruits and Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Interview With Coordinator of New Bible Study Course
Praying for Leaders
Giving the Benefit of the Doubt
Why Church Is Important
Creation vs. Evolution
Till Kingdom Come?
Finding Peace of Mind
Is Coronavirus an End-Time Plague?
“More Than Conquerors”: What Is the Meaning of Romans 8:37?
God, Help Me!
The Power of Hope
Prophecy in the News
The Incarnation: How Christmas Hides Its Meaning
Where Is Heaven?
What Do Horns in the Bible Mean?
Emotions in the Bible
Who Will Rule the Waves?