Shepherding Thoughts

by Pastor Ben Francis

Welcome to Shepherding Thoughts: An inside look at a Southern Baptist Pastor's comments on navigating popular topics in Christianity and Religion.

Mar 13, 20228 min read

The Evangelical Industrial Complex and the Fall of Discipleship.

What Happened to Discipleship? The Evangelical Industrial Complex — “Big Eva” - Big Evangelicalism. If someone were to ask you, “ What is...

Mar 1, 202212 min read

Should Christians Read the Left Behind book Series?

This will be a longer post, but I want to be thorough and offer some helpful material as I interact with Dispensational teaching. If you...

Feb 3, 20225 min read

What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

A Good News Message The Gospel is the good news that the eternal Son of God, Jesus Christ, has come in human form, lived a sinless life,...

Jan 1, 20223 min read

An Old Word for a New Year

Listen to Moses’ words from Psalm 90:11-12 “Who considers the power of Your anger [O Lord], and Your wrath according to the fear of You?...

Nov 27, 20213 min read

Psalm 23 - A Shepherd for Our Souls

Psalm 23 is one of the most well-known and beloved of all the Psalms. The reason is not hard to understand. It is short, to the point,...

Sep 2, 20212 min read

Ruth - A Story of Redemption

This Sunday, our Church family will begin a study through the Old Testament book of Ruth. In many ways, Ruth is a marvelous story about...