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.

Oct 225 min read

Why American Christians Can No Longer Vote for Democrats.

For much of American political history, American citizens have shared a common worldview, which led to basic agreement on a great many...

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Mar 3, 202312 min read

An Ongoing Struggle: The fight for Life in a Post-Roe Culture.

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking at a Pro-Life event for our local Pregnancy Support Center. The full text of my address is...

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Feb 4, 20238 min read

Pregnant Men? The Transgender Revolution Marches On...

A New Fight for Life... In the mid 2000's, Thomas Beatie was announced as the first ever pregnant man. It took the media by storm, but...

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Jan 18, 20236 min read

The Sanctity of Human Life.

Sunday, January 22, 2023 is Sanctity of Human Life Day. Sanctity: The quality or state of being holy or sacred : INVIOLABILITY. What is...

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Oct 4, 20223 min read

Abortion, the Bible, and the Progressives.

Thinking Critically... This week has brought about several concerning headlines that Christians need to be paying attention to. There are...

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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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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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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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Aug 3, 20213 min read

On the Chopping Block: The Hyde Amendment

As of today, August 2nd, 2021, the United States House of Representatives has passed a federal budget and it is currently being...

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