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.

Jan 25, 20235 min read

Food, Exercise, and Struggle: A Personal Health Update - January 23'

I’ve been on a health journey for the past few years. I’ve written about it on the blog, so I won’t rehash everything here. But, it's...

Aug 26, 20224 min read

About Exercise...

A Christian View of Dieting, Pt. 4 - The Exercise Exercise is about personal health, not body image. The Lure of Body Image. I remember...

Aug 1, 20229 min read

A Christian View of Dieting, Part 3: The FOOD…

So far, we’ve considered the big business of health and fitness, and we’ve looked at the most important aspect of diet and exercise,...

Jul 25, 20229 min read

A Christian View of Dieting, Part 2: The Spiritual Aspect

Before we consider the physical aspect of dieting, which we often consider to be the primary one, as Christians, we need to think through...

May 29, 20224 min read

About Running…

My running journey started a few years ago. Specifically, it started in May/June of 2018. During the early part of 2018, I had developed...

May 1, 20225 min read

What I’m Learning about Food

It might seem like an odd thing to say, but I’ve never really known how food works. I know that we eat it, our bodies process it to some...

Apr 29, 20224 min read

A Health Check-In

April 2022 In several previous posts (which can be read here, here, and here), I’ve talked about my own personal struggles with food, my...

Jan 21, 20226 min read

I don't feel Like being Healthy Today.

Do you ever have those days? I had one the other day. I slept past my normal waking time because I had worked late the night before. I...