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The Best News Ever

by Ben Bouwers

Messages inviting us to live in and from the Love of God revealed in Christ Jesus.

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  1. Meek and Gentle Resistance, Matthew 5:38-48, August 9, 2026

    ‘Peacemaking doesn't mean passivity. It is the act of interrupting injustice without mirroring injustice, the act of disarming evil without destroying the evildoer, the act of finding a third way that is neither fight nor flight but the careful, arduous pursuit of reconciliation and justice. It…

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  2. Change the World, Matthew 5:13-16, August 2, 2026

    Salt and Light is NOT a rallying call to ‘Change the World for Christ’. Now hear this - it is NOT our job to change the world! Jesus is the Savior of the world -- NOT us! Changing the world is a task belonging to Jesus! Our job is far more modest; our job is to become part of the world changed by...

  3. All Will Be Well, Romans 8, July 26, 2026

    Beloved the Good News we proclaim is that in the midst of the unending headlines filled with human suffering, harm and pain - God has come to tell a story to weave a tapestry of His Grace - that every detail of our lives is touched by this Grace to tell an eternal story that we have become a part...

  4. Shine Like The Sun, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43, July 19, 2026

    the change the world around me needs will not come as a result of me pretending to be like Jesus but it will be when the living word Jesus changes me.

  5. Listening, Matthew 13:1-9,18-23, July 12, 2026

    Into your life and mine the sowing God has come and His economy is not based on how the world works. In the Sower’s world wastefulness gives way to hope, inefficiency to love, failure to faith and profitability to generosity. According to the scripture every part of your life has been sown with…

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  6. Rest, Matthew 11:16-30, July 5, 2026

    The Good News we proclaim today is that Jesus still invites us to life - to surrender to the truth of His Father who is generous and kind. Who offers life in the unforced rhythms of grace who invites us to learn to live freely and lightly...no religious passport required - come to Me and you will...

  7. The Wordless Gospel, Matthew 10:40-42, June 28, 2026

    Into a world filled with words of division, judgment, violence and uncertainty. Jesus reveals a wordless gospel revealed in welcoming - receiving the least, the last and ever our enemies. A gospel not bound by human dictionary’s but defined by boundless reach of the love of the Father to the…

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  8. Fathers Day, June 21, 2026

    notes to be published Fathers Day, June21, 2026 Jack Morris

  9. Compassion that Connects, Matt. 9:35-10:15, June 14, 2026

    Notes here Compassion that Connects, Matt. 9:35-10:15, June 14, 2026

  10. Defining Power, Romans 4:13-25, June 7, 2026

    Notes here Defining Power, Romans 4:13-25, June 7, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  11. Final Instructions, May 31, 2026

    Notes to be published Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Final Instructins May 31, 2025 Jack Morris

  12. Absent or Present, John 7:37-39, May 24, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash Absent or Present, John 7:37-39, May 24, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  13. Jesus and the Bible, Luke 24:44-53, May 17, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Jesus and the Bible, Luke 24:44-53, May17, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  14. ReOrientation, John 14:15-21, May 10, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Anatoly Semenov on Unsplash ReOrientation, John14:15-21, May 10, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  15. Trust Me, May 3, 2026, John 14:1-14

    Notes here Trust Me, John 14:1-14, May 3, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  16. The Way To Enter, April 29, 2026

    note will be published The Way To Enter Jack Morris, April 26, 2026

  17. ReThinking Everything... Acts 2:36-41, April 19, 2026

    Notes here ReThinkng Everything, April 19, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  18. The Dance, John 20:19-31, April 12, 2026

    Notes Here Photo by Milo Weiler on Unsplash The Dance, Apritl 12, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  19. Paschal Sermon Easter, April 5, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Ann on Unsplash‍ ‍ Paschal Sermon, April 5, 2026 Ben Bouwers

  20. The Things That Make For Peace, March 29, 2026

    Notes here The Things That Make For Peace,Matt. 21:8-9, March 29, 2026 Josh King

  21. Go Big or Go Home, John 11:1-45, March 22, 2026

    His delay has made Him vulnerable to accusation. His delay ultimately reveals that He is the One who can save us from all that would or could destroy us. The 7th sign is a foreshadowing of the Easter triumph. Jesus will defeat death. “I am the resurrection and the life” . He is revealing what God...

  22. Born Blind, John 9:1-41, March 15, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Hossein Nasr on Unsplash Born Blind, John 9:1-41, March 15, 2026 Jack Morris

  23. In this Sign - Conquer, John 13:1-5, 32-35, March 16, 2026

    Here is the good news we are proclaiming today - In this sign the cross - to choose love over power and control. To give love and life to the point of death that triumphs over sin, fear and the grave. I dare say the word that Constantine heard is our word - In this sign the cross - conquer - by...

  24. The Light is here, John 3:1-19, March 1, 2026

    None of us are saved because we looked up - God reached down through His Son to meet us in our darkness. Our moment of recognizing light is not the evidence of its beginning. For God so loved the world - He looked down long before we could ever look up and that is Good News. In an our hour of...

  25. Dust to Destiny, Romans 5:12-19, Feb. 22, 2026

    The incarnate God is the key to the healing the soul of man and life itself - the gospel is the declaration - not that man grasped divinity but that God descended completely into what He created to rescue man from the dust and invite man again into what He had in mind when He created man - a…

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  26. Postcards from Paradise, Matt. 17:1-9, Feb. 15, 2026

    The good news we proclaimed today is that what God spoke over his son he speaks today over us and if you will hear it that is what can transform and changes if we listen because what God has spoken in his son is that he loves you with an unchanging love

  27. Standard of Righteousness, Feb. 8, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Alicia Quan on Unsplash‍ ‍ Standard of Righteousness, Feb 8, 2026 Jack Morris

  28. Contrast of Kingdoms, Feb 1, 2026

    Notes here Photo by Jusdevoyage on Unsplash‍ ‍ Contrast of Kingdoms, Feb. 1, 2026 Jack Morris

  29. Joining Jesus, John 1:35-43, Jan. 18, 2026

    To Come and See means loosing our life so we actually find life a whole new way of seeing the world - we are given life as it was intended to be - a life of knowing and loving God and representing Him upon the earth and that is good news!

  30. Choosing Connection, Matt. 3:13-17, Jan. 11, 2026

    In His baptism Jesus chooses to become a womb for all of humanity to encounter life. He reveals righteousness that is not about obligations fulfilled but a life lived in deep and abiding connection with His Father that when chosen not even death can snuff out and invites us to the same and that...

  31. Everything has changed, Dec. 28, 2025

    Notes here Everything has changed, Dec. 28, 2025 Jack Morris

  32. God with us in the mess, Matt. 1:18-25, Dec. 21, 2025

    God that we thought was up there, out there - has come to be with us. A God who has chosen to be present so present that no mess can keep Him away - He comes into humanity to become what He created. How? In weakness, meekness and vulnerability He is formed in the womb of a woman Mary whose womb…

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  33. Solidarity, Matt. 11:2-11, Dec. 14, 2025

    Beloved the arrival of God’s Kingdom transcends the darkest most delayed places and spaces to reveal beauty, goodness and truth. A Kingdom that is not limited or contained by our expectations or measured by our ideas of distance or delay but that reveals the life of heaven on earth and that…

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  34. The Irresistible, Matt. 3:1-12, Dec. 7, 2025

    Repentance is not how good a team can rehearse their mistakes - repentance is to perceive whats true - God has come near. He was not content to leave man isolated and alone. Repentance is to turn and see the lovingkindness of God has an irresistible affect that we are invited to consent to - here...

  35. Forgiveness Revealed Power, Luke 23:33-43, Nov. 23, 2025

    Christ is King - as He is literally crushed and killed for daring to proclaim Himself to be a King to the ruling Powers of the day – is proclaiming forgiveness and revealing another power. The Cross the setting of extreme vulnerability, rejection and physical torture as the ruling powers exert...

  36. Finding Life When It All Collapses, Luke 21:5-19, Nov. 16, 2025

    Finding life in the face of death is not about seeking power but being faithful to the witness of Jesus and that is good news.

  37. Who Gets To Tell The Story? Luke 20:27-38, Nov. 9, 2025

    Jesus is revealing life and hope for the the future are not based in human certainty and control. Jesus is telling the story of Who God actually is and who we are. Jesus is revealing a God who has chosen to relate to us not on the basis of our brokenness and failure, not on the basis of our...

  38. The Scandal of Mercy, Luke 19:1-10 FNV, November 2, 2025

    Mercy that is more than forgiveness or a generous response to our failures. Mercy that dares us to believe that the truest thing about us is not that we are broken, flawed, alienated or disconnected but that we are beloved and that is good news.

  39. Total Eclipse of the Heart, October 26, 2025

    Notes here (soon) Photo by nikhil uttam on Unsplash Total Eclipse of the Heart, Oct. 26, 2025 Jack Morris

  40. Measureless Mercy, Lamentations 3:19-23, Oct. 19, 2025

    Mercy dares us to believe that the truest thing about us in not that we are broken or flawed but that we are beloved and that beloved is Goo

  41. Jesus in Flatland, Luke 17:11-19, Oct. 12, 2025

    The truth is that all of us have traveled in or been touched by the ‘borderlands’ leaving the indelible marks of shame, guilt, pain, and brokenness - no matter how life has left us limited and marginalized the good news we proclaim Mercy - Gods mercy that has chosen to act according to His...

  42. More...Luke 17:5-10, Oct. 5, 2025

    Faith is not about how much you have ( currency of accomplishment, accumulation or information) but rather how we are living in love and trust in our relationship with Jesus, ourselves and others. The mustard seed of faith is already planted in us and to be specific it is Christ Himself ( it is…

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  43. The Chasm, Luke 16:19-31, Sept. 28, 2025

    The good news we proclaim today is that we have but one gate one door that matters the most - the One who said I am the gate enter through Me. He has crossed the chasm and invites us to love and value what He loves and values. Jesus parable is an unveiling of the heart - an invitation to repent.…

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  44. Perceptions and Projections, John 14:8-9, Sept. 21, 2025

    “the world's true history is not that built on war (including culture wars), but that offered by a community that witnesses to God's refusal to give up on his creation. There is only one true history - the history of God's peaceable kingdom. For what is war but the desire to be rid of God, to…

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  45. You've Got a Friend, Luke 15:1-10, Sept. 14, 2025

    hope to every heart - maybe someone could be there in my darkest night and that is exactly the God that Jesus reveals and describes. Not a God waiting to be found but the one who is searching to find the lost and forgotten and that beloved is Good News.

  46. The Cost of Being a Disciple, Luke 14:25-33, Sept. 7, 2025

    Notes here The Cost of Being a Disciple, Luke 14:25-33, Sept. 7, 2025 Jack Morris

  47. The Jesus Way - Hospitality, Luke 14:1, 7-14, Hebrews 13:1-3

    Notes Here The Jesus Way - Hospitality, Luke 14:1,7-14, Heb.13:1-3, Aug. 31,2025 Ben Bouwers

  48. A New Path - Descent, Luke 13:10-17, Aug. 24, 2025

    Oh beloved one of the most basic foundations of the gospel is this reality that no matter how bound and distorted and unable to ASCEND we have become. Jesus DESCENDED, God sees us not with eyes of judgment but the same eyes of Jesus - the eyes of Compassion - He sees and beloved that is good news!

  49. The Fathers Gift - The Kingdom, Luke 12:32-34, August 17, 2025

    I do believe in the Kingdom come! A space where we as followers of Jesus embrace the promised gift of the Father and He becomes visible in real time in human lives - I believe the greatest hope for post modernity in the west is that the Kingdom of God is revealed in human lives beginning in me.…

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  50. With... Luke 12:32-34, August 10, 2025

    “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom” Luke 12:32 ‘With’ is the actual order and reality of God’s kingdom... When our culture and our bodies tell us the story of fear that God is absent and we are alone. Jesus reveals the truth of God’s…

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About this show

Messages inviting us to live in and from the Love of God revealed in Christ Jesus.

Hosted by

Ben Bouwers

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Best News Ever have?

The Best News Ever has 100 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on August 13, 2026.

What is The Best News Ever about?

Messages inviting us to live in and from the Love of God revealed in Christ Jesus.

How often does The Best News Ever release new episodes?

The Best News Ever publishes weekly, based on its 100 episodes since September 2024.

Who hosts The Best News Ever?

The Best News Ever is created and hosted by Ben Bouwers.
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