A Tragedy of Silence: Why the United States Ought not Participate in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
With the 2022 Winter Olympics set to begin in China in just a few days time, there is a deafening silence about one of the worst of human...
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Shepherding Thoughts
by Pastor Ben Francis
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Ben Francis
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...
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Ben Francis
Jan 19, 20225 min read
They’re Coming for Our Bibles...
A Threat at Home In a previous post, I argued that we are living in a time where Christians must be wise about what are violations of...
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Ben Francis
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?...
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Ben Francis
Dec 31, 20215 min read
Should Christians Care About Physical Health?
The Western world in which I live is torn between two opposing realities: One reality is the overwhelming abundance of food. Food is...
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Ben Francis
Dec 27, 20213 min read
A Year of Health
This past fall, I wrote a post outlining my struggles with food. You can read it here in case you missed it. A new year always brings...
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Ben Francis
Dec 1, 20215 min read
Is God’s Sovereign Control a Good Thing?
Thinking about God's Sovereignty... The Doctrine of God’s Sovereignty What is a Doctrine? -A doctrine is an objective truth; a settled...
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Ben Francis
Nov 29, 20214 min read
A Big Week for Abortion: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
What you need to Know... This Wedneday, December 1, 2021, the biggest abortion case since Roe v. Wade will arrive at the Supreme Court of...
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Ben Francis
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,...
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Ben Francis
Nov 18, 20215 min read
The False Promises of Vacation…
Let’s go camping! It sounded like a great idea. It always sounds like a great idea when we’re several months away from the event. It was...
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Ben Francis
Nov 8, 20215 min read
Do My Facebook Posts Matter?
Civility as Gospel Witness “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love...
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Ben Francis
Nov 2, 20216 min read
My Struggles with Food…
A personal journey of stewardship. We all have personal struggles that plague us. Often, it's multiple things that plague us. For me, one...
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Ben Francis
Nov 1, 20215 min read
Can the Southern Baptist Convention Change?
Organizations and Power: A Question for the Southern Baptist Convention. Do Grassroots Movements Work? Can an organization truly be a...
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Ben Francis
Oct 30, 20212 min read
Why Christians Can't say, "Let's Go Brandon."
It's become quite popular recently, especially among political conservatives and others who oppose President Biden, to use the shrouded...
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Ben Francis
Oct 26, 20214 min read
Should Mike Stone sue Russell Moore?
Some thoughts… On Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Baptist Press broke the story that Pastor Mike Stone is suing former ERLC President Russell...
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Ben Francis
Oct 25, 20215 min read
Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin?
A follow up word... In a recent sermon from Psalm 5, I cited the cultural statement, “Love the sinner, but hate the sin,” and noted that...
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Ben Francis
Oct 12, 20214 min read
When They Come for Our Bibles…
Christians, we must be wise and understand the times in which we live. The Apostle Paul instructs the church, “Look carefully then how...
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Ben Francis
Oct 11, 202113 min read
Draw the Battle Lines with Care, An Essay.
Treasuring Jesus in a Divided Age. Battle lines. That seems to be how life unfolds right now. Along the battle lines. Democrat/...
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Ben Francis
Oct 8, 20218 min read
The Conveniently Forgotten Aspect of Abortion
Several weeks back, the 87th Texas State Legislature passed what is known as Senate Bill 8, or, the Texas Heartbeat Bill. The bill...
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Ben Francis
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Which Bible Translation Should I Use?
In this post, I want to briefly discuss some of the various English Bible translations available to us today, the differences between...
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