Ben Daniel (he/him)
@revbennyd.bsky.social
Progressive Presbyterian pastor and writer of left-leaning, faith-based, social and political commentary
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.
I'm hoping my forthcoming book puts me ahead of Donald Trump in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not that I think I'll win said award, but I do want to finish ahead of the guy who provokes and international incident every time an escalator doesn't work.
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I'm hoping my forthcoming book puts me ahead of Donald Trump in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not that I think I'll win said award, but I do want to finish ahead of the guy who provokes and international incident every time an escalator doesn't work.
From my forthcoming book, "Grace Over Guns," (due out June of '26).
July 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From my forthcoming book, "Grace Over Guns," (due out June of '26).
More from my forthcoming book's rough draft. Incidentally, Herald Press has given my book a new title: "Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World." It's set to be released in a year.
June 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
More from my forthcoming book's rough draft. Incidentally, Herald Press has given my book a new title: "Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World." It's set to be released in a year.
This part will probably remain in my book...
April 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This part will probably remain in my book...
Here's something I wrote from a book I'm writing. It's good, but it didn't work where I'd written it, so for now it's been cut from the book. It may yet make it back in, but for now, because I think it deserves to be read, I'm publishing it on social media.
March 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Here's something I wrote from a book I'm writing. It's good, but it didn't work where I'd written it, so for now it's been cut from the book. It may yet make it back in, but for now, because I think it deserves to be read, I'm publishing it on social media.
Further evidence of my forthcoming book.
March 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Further evidence of my forthcoming book.
I'm happy to say that after a ten-year hiatus from writing books, I'm back in the "Author" business. Thanks to a recently-signed deal with The Herald Press, I'll be writing a book on Christian Pacifism, due out next Spring. I'm so happy to be working on the next volume in my literary corpus.
March 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm happy to say that after a ten-year hiatus from writing books, I'm back in the "Author" business. Thanks to a recently-signed deal with The Herald Press, I'll be writing a book on Christian Pacifism, due out next Spring. I'm so happy to be working on the next volume in my literary corpus.
In solidarity with Bishop Budde I’m posting a photo of a book I wrote back in the day. If you are going to call for her deportation call for mine as well.
January 23, 2025 at 1:20 AM
In solidarity with Bishop Budde I’m posting a photo of a book I wrote back in the day. If you are going to call for her deportation call for mine as well.
Am I the only person who fears there is some message behind the First Lady's decision to dress like the femme fatale out of an Indiana Jones film?
January 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Am I the only person who fears there is some message behind the First Lady's decision to dress like the femme fatale out of an Indiana Jones film?
From my Christmas Eve homily, but for the new year.
January 3, 2025 at 5:11 AM
From my Christmas Eve homily, but for the new year.
My pledge for 2025. I hope you will join me.
December 28, 2024 at 6:57 PM
My pledge for 2025. I hope you will join me.