Posts by Ben Arment

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Creativity is a To-Do List

November 11, 2010 | By Ben Arment

When most of us experience something amazing, we tend to attribute it to magic. Not real magic, of course, but some abstract quality that helps …

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The Gift of Rejection

May 7, 2010 | By Ben Arment

It’s tragic how we become paralyzed by the fear of rejection. Before we take one step toward a goal, before we even try to see …

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The Trouble With Free

March 8, 2010 | By Ben Arment

In theory, we like free. Chris Anderson’s new book Free tells us it’s the business strategy of the future. Stores can give away free products …

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The Future is in the New

November 24, 2009 | By Ben Arment

Hundreds of thousands of pastors have converged upon South Barrington, Illinois, at one time or another to attend a Willow Creek conference. For years, it …

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Putting Skin On Our Skeletons

August 31, 2009 | By Ben Arment

I was trained to be a preacher in seminary—how to do hermeneutical exegesis, an introduction, three points, and a proper conclusion. They even showed me …

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Hologram Killed the Video Star

December 8, 2008 | By Ben Arment

I think it was Star Trek. Or it might have been Dr. Who. But the first time I saw hologram technology, I remember wishing they’d …