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by Pastor Ben Francis
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Ben Francis
Sep 20, 20222 min read
Help for Christian Parents.
Resources for Christian Parents Our church is currently studying through Ephesians, and this coming week we come to the passage on...
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Ben Francis
Sep 16, 20226 min read
Christianity is Shrinking in the U.S., Study Says…
“Christians are likely to be a minority in the U.S. by 2050, Pew Research Center says.” This headline really isn’t surprising to those...
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Ben Francis
Sep 5, 20226 min read
Is In-Person Preaching better than a Screen?
With the advent of new technology, new possibilities are introduced to the human experience. The rise of computers, the internet, and...
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Ben Francis
Sep 1, 202211 min read
Has Big Eva Made Too Much of her Human Leaders?
“Big Eva” …Big Evangelicalism. The structures and Institutions that make up American Evangelicalism with all of its power, prestige, and...
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Ben Francis
Aug 29, 20225 min read
What are the Essentials of Christian Faithfulness?
Have ever wondered, “What does it really mean to be a Christian? Like, day-to-day? What does that look like?” I often fear that the...
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Ben Francis
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...
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Ben Francis
Aug 23, 20228 min read
How Much Longer Can Christians Participate in Public Education?
Thinking critically… How Much Longer Can Christians Participate in Public Education? —This is not a question that would have made any...
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Ben Francis
Aug 22, 20225 min read
What I’m Reading - August 22’
It's back to school month! Life changes with the shifting of the seasons, and as we prepare for the fade of summer into fall, so too life...
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Ben Francis
Aug 17, 20222 min read
Be Thou My Vision - A Hymn
I have set the LORD always before me. - Psalm 16:8 Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art....
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Ben Francis
Aug 12, 20223 min read
SBC Under Investigation: The U.S. DOJ Investigates the SBC
The U.S. Department of Justice Investigates the SBC According to Baptist Press and the Baptist Standard, “The Southern Baptist Convention...
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Ben Francis
Aug 7, 20222 min read
Ancient of Days - A Hymn
Ancient of Days CityAlight Credits: Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Michael Farren, Jesse Reeves Verse 1 Though the nations rage Kingdoms...
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Ben Francis
Aug 3, 20226 min read
Is My Life Too Busy?
Is my life too busy? Probably… Busy; busyness: The state of having or being involved in many activities I remember stepping off the plane...
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Ben Francis
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,...
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Ben Francis
Jul 29, 20223 min read
What I'm Reading - July 22'
What I'm Reading - July 22' July has been a busy month, unsurprisingly. Summer brings all kinds of activities, schedule changes, etc. Our...
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Ben Francis
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...
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Ben Francis
Jul 24, 20225 min read
Are We Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids?
Raising Emotionally Healthy Kids A Review Parents, are we raising emotionally healthy children? It's a tough question. It's tough because...
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Ben Francis
Jul 21, 20224 min read
A Christian View of Dieting, Part 1
In this series of posts, I want to think through dieting and its implications, not only for our physical bodies, but for our spiritual...
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Ben Francis
Jul 15, 20228 min read
Christians Should Judge each Other...Right?
“Only God can judge me!” That’s what the license tag said on the car parked in front of me. It's not an uncommon thing to hear in the...
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Ben Francis
Jul 8, 20224 min read
A Society in Decay…
246 years ago, as America was becoming an official country unto itself, our founders had an idea about what it would take for a free and...
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Ben Francis
Jul 5, 20226 min read
The Pastor and the Dietitian...
Over the last year or so—as I have been reading and educating myself about food, diet, exercise, and the like— it occurs to me that...
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