The Friday ReFresh

It seems that every day I get another reminder of my age. Sometimes it’s at the gym trying to keep up with adults 20-25 years younger than me. Sometimes it’s a meme about how old people were in movies, or what year certain classic movies about old times would be portraying if they were made today. Or the age of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Hint: the biggest majority were you...

Help Ben meet his St. Jude fundraising goal of $4000 here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?pg=personal&px=5816464&fr_id=164588 A week like this week always seems to put things in perspective for me. I’ve spent the last week working in a town called Munford. Most of you have probably never heard of Munford, Alabama. It’s a fairly small dot on the map and on your GPS you...

This is your Friday refresh brought to you by my St Jude Marathon Weekend Fundraiser. Go to Benandtravis.com to clink the link and give. I got a long way to go to $4000. So go to benandtravis.com and donate to help kids in need and help fund research for cancer. One of my favorite past times is bowfishing. I consider myself somewhat of an outdoorsman. I like to hike. I love to hunt. I have always...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh, brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude Marathon Weekend. We are all raising money to help with cancer research at St. Jude and we would love for you to help us out. And by the way, send up an extra prayer of thanksgiving for Travis receiving the good news of “cured” from leukemia! All those folks who donated for years and years to cancer research at St...

This episode of the Friday ReFresh is brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St. Jude! Donate here: https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=5816464&fr_id=164588&pg=personal He was in dire straights. He needed some financial help. Their band’s name was Dire Straights. And they needed another band member for their world tour. It was the perfect opportunity. Both parties mutually getting...

Welcome in the Friday Refresh brought to you by the Adventures of Ben and Travis and the Divided Kingdom - PREORDER TIME! We have gotten amazing reviews on our first two books - The WorryCoaster and the Joy Rider and if you don’t have those you can order your copy today...but while you are at it, preorder the Divided Kingdom to help us get those out. In this installment Ben and Travis will be faci...

Passover was always a reminder of both the bad things of the world and the wonderful ways of God. On one hand the Passover was dark. Sacrifices. Blood on the door frame. A death angel. Darkness that sticks with you for generations. A reminder of the human condition. But at the same time the Passover was a bright light for a people enslaved. It was hope. It was freedom. It was a people getting thei...

This is your Friday Refresh brought to you by The Adventures of Ben and Travis and the JoyRider. The books are here. We think they have a great message that helps kids and adults alike to think about including others, handling difficult situations, and navigating strong emotions. Thanks to Jacob’s excellent artwork they are also a lot of fun to look at. Go to BenandTravis.com/books and get yours t...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh brought to you by the Adventures of Ben and Travis and the JoyRider! It is a going to be an exhilarating ride with our friend Bradley as we crash through the obstacles of anger and frustration and learn how to drive on with Joy when we face difficult times. Go to BenandTravis.com/books and get a copy of the Adventures of Ben and Travis and JoyRider today! By now I’...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh brought to you by the Adventures of Ben and Travis and the JoyRider! It is a going to be an exhilarating ride with our friend Bradley as we crash through the obstacles of anger and frustration and learn how to drive on with Joy when we face difficult times. Go to BenandTravis.com and get a copy of the Adventures of Ben and Travis and Joy Rider today! Have you ever...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh brought to you by the Adventures of Ben and Travis and the JoyRider! We are putting our order in for the first shipment of this NEW kids book today so go preorder your copy today at benandtravis.com. It is a going to be an exhilarating ride with our friend Bradley as we crash through the obstacles of anger and frustration and learn how to drive on with Joy when we...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh…brought to you by the Adventures of Ben and Travis and the Joy Rider. In this new book Ben and Travis are taught a big lesson by Travis’ big brother Bradley. He was born with cerebral palsy but lives life the fullest. When Travis wrestles with emotions from the way people are acting toward his brother, Bradley takes Ben and Travis on a ride in some monster trucks t...

Welcome in the Friday refresh brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St Jude Marathon weekend. I have reached my goal but one team member is still trying to reach his! Go help Josh Thorne get to his goal of $4000 Go to BenandTravis.com and click the St Jude link. That’s BenandTravis.com and the St Jude link. What if… Those can be quite powerful words. Sometimes it can be powerful in positive wa...

Welcome in the Friday refresh brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St Jude Marathon weekend. We have several people  who have signed up to run on our team and many more who have given to this great cause. You can donate here https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?team_id=315929&pg=team&fr_id=158671 . Josh Thorne and I are still trying to reach our $4000 commitment each an...

Welcome in the Friday refresh brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St Jude Marathon weekend. We have several people  who have signed up to run on our team and many more who have given to this great cause. You can donate here https://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?team_id=315929&pg=team&fr_id=158671 . Josh Thorne and I are still trying to reach our $4000 commitment each an...

In memory of Tabitha Lynn Gean (4/10/82-9/23/99) Welcome in the Friday refresh brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St Jude Marathon weekend. We have several people  who have signed up to run on our team and many more who have given to this great cause. You can go to BenandTravis.com and go to the St Jude link. Josh Thorne and I are still trying to reach our $4000 commitment each and we could...

This is your Friday refresh brought to you by the Good Ole Fashioned Dislike Podcast. Every Monday of the football season you can catch an episode of fun with Travis as he and the panel of dislike choose a game being played that week and what they like about or dislike about the teams, their school, their city, or any other random material about them -- many times...or most of the time based off n...

Welcome in to the Friday Refresh brought to you by Team Ben and Travis for St Jude Marathon Weekend. We are trying to raise all we can to help end childhood cancer. You can find links to give at BenandTravis.com or our social media. Or you can reach out and we will send you the link you need. Help us help the kids who are going through these unimaginable difficulties. Go to BenandTravis.com and go...

The episode is brought to you by the Tony "Pop Pop" Rogers Stayin' Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament for St. Jude! Register you, your team or donate at benandtravis.com/dodgeball! What do rabbits eat? Most people would immediately say carrots. Bunny rabbits at Easter have carrots on attached to them. Pictures that kids color usually have a carrot close by. It seems to be a no-brainer because of how...

This is your Friday Refresh brought to you by the Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament that takes place at Mars Hill Bible School in Florence Alabama on August 16, 2025. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Research Hospital. Festivities will begin at 10 AM. More info at BenandTravis.com/Dodgeball I was speaking to someone the other day who seemed to be pretty down on the young people of today. Grante...

This is your Friday Refresh brought to you by the Stayin Alive Disco Dodgeball Tournament that takes place at Mars Hill Bible School in Florence Alabama on August 16, 2025. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Research Hospital. Festivities will begin at 10 AM. More info at BenandTravis.com/Dodgeball The first half of my summer has been pretty! So I took a little break from the Friday Refresh for a coupl...

This episode of The Friday ReFresh is brought to you by www.benandtravis.com! I was sitting in my office this week listening to a song that echoes a similar sentiment to the old hymn “Count Your Blessings.” In this song by Seph Schlueter it says, 
“One, two, three, up to infinity. I’d run out of numbers, before I could thank you for everything. God, I’m still counting my blessings for all that you...

This is your Friday Refresh brought to you by BenandTravis.com. There is all sorts of good stuff for you there for the summer — from videos featuring VBS songs along with the lyrics and hand motions to a free blog that can be used for devotionals or articles to fun videos you can show to your youth group. You can also find ways to support our work through purchasing books and/or some Ben and Travi...

The Friday ReFresh is brought you by "The Adventures of Ben and Travis and the Joy Rider" children's book. Preorder you copy today at www.benandtravis.com/books Links mentioned in this episode: http://www.benandtravis.com http://www.facebook.com/groups/benandtravis http://www.patreon.com/benandtravis Reframing Hope Book https://www.benandtravis.com/books Helping. Healing. Humor. with Ben and Travi...

The Friday ReFresh is brought to you by "The Adventures of Ben and Travis and the Joy Rider" children's book (www.benandtravis.com/books) As I drove through town the other day a red light stopped me at an intersection where there was an old wooden light pole standing at the corner. It had clearly been there a while based on the condition of the wood. It has undoubtedly weathered a lot of storms. I...