Tag Archives: Jesus

The Impossible Dream

Posted on December 1, 2021 by ivanbenson

It was a great honor to be asked to sing “The Impossible Dream” (1965, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion) at my high school graduation in May 1971. Along with an amphitheater filled with parents and students, another … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1965, 1971, anger, Christ, Christmas, Deliverer, Don Quixote, Evil One, gifts, Impossible, invisible, Jesus, Joe Darion, Magi, Man of La Mancha, Messiah, Mitch Leigh, ordinary, Rincon High School, savior, shepherds, The Impossible Dream, The Quest, University of Arizona, Xmas | 6 Comments

A Real Tool: the Coping Saw

Posted on January 19, 2017 by ivanbenson

My father was good with tools! Especially when working with wood. His father was born in Sweden in 1878, and Dad used to have some of his father’s tools until thieves broke into his and Mom’s Tucson, AZ house years … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Fathers, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1878, AZ, Christmas, coping saw, coping skills, Dad, father, fears, Flexibility, force, Forgiveness, Gentleness, grandfather, holidays, inauguration, insecurity, Jesus, Joseph, Mary, Mom, New Year, president, stress, Sweden, the unknown, tools, Tucson, uncertainty, worry | 2 Comments

The Bourne Veracity

Posted on March 7, 2015 by ivanbenson

Matt Damon may once again breathe life into his alter ego, Jason Bourne. A 2016 release date has been mentioned, but it is still unclear if production will happen at all, so don’t get too excited just yet. Nevertheless, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, Ansel Bourne, Christian, death, dissociative fugue, Hamlet, Jason Bourne, Jesus, Matt Damon, momentous, Robert Ludlum, sacred, Shakespeare, soberness | 4 Comments

The Gift

Posted on December 20, 2014 by ivanbenson

This spring I will complete my 12th year as an entertainer at Stone Mountain Park. It has been a wonderful experience in countless ways. About 10 years ago I was privileged to work with master story teller, Tom Marquart, as … Continue reading →

Posted in Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged altruism, Christ, Field of Dreams, gift, Grandpa Lacey, hocus pocus, James Earl Jones, Jesus, love, Scott Rousseau, Stone Mountain Park, story, The Gift, Tom Marquart | 6 Comments

No Room at the Inn

Posted on December 4, 2014 by ivanbenson

As the Christmas season approaches, and colder weather creeps in on us, my thoughts turn to . . . rodents in the chimney. Please understand, I would rather write about something else, today. Almost anything else. But the truth is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Family History, Uncategorized | Tagged Bethlehem, chimney, Christmas, control, firelog, flue, Jesus, life script, manger, Mary and Joseph, no room at the Inn, no trespassing, R.O.U.S., rodent, The Princess Bride, transforming, varmint | 10 Comments

Sense and Sensuality

Posted on May 18, 2014 by ivanbenson

Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s first published novel, 1811, (beautifully portrayed in the 1995 movie starring Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Hugh Grant, and Kate Winslet), is one of the many successful stories that have made her one of the most widely … Continue reading →

Posted in Family History, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 1811, 1995, Alan Rickman, Archie Bunker, aselgeia, Bud Light, country music, Dionysus, Emma Thompson, Greek, Hugh Grant, Jane Austen, Jason Aldean, Jesus, Kate Winslet, licentious, New Testament, Oscar, Oscar Wilde, Plato, Plato's Republic, Ravi Zacharias, regret, Sense and Sensibility, sensuality | 5 Comments

Hitting Hard

Posted on December 7, 2013 by ivanbenson

On Wednesday of this week the traffic on the way to work was unusually heavy, and the pouring rain made it an even greater challenge to navigate. As I crept along in the seemingly endless slow moving stream of cars … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging Parents, Assisted Living, Family History, Nursing Homes, Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged accident, Alzheimer's, amazing star, appreciation, Bedouin, bleeding on the brain, change, Christmas, clarity, dead teeth, dementia, dentist, falling, Family, friends, give of ourselves, hard hit, ice, irreparable, Jesus, life events, murder of infants, pause, rain, refocus, routine, sacrifice, Salvation Army, shepherds, slipping, trauma, value, wise men | Comments Off

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Tag Archives: Jesus

The Impossible Dream

A Real Tool: the Coping Saw

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