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Trans Rights and the Loss of Parental Authority The Transgender Revolution marches on… “Silence in the face of evil is evil itself. Not...
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by Pastor Ben Francis
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Ben Francis
- Mar 3
- 12 min
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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Ben Francis
- Jan 18
- 6 min
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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Ben Francis
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
One Step Closer…The Senate moves to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Today—Wednesday, November 16th, 2022—the United States Senate took a major legislative step in the effort to write into law federal...
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Ben Francis
- Oct 4, 2022
- 3 min
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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Ben Francis
- Sep 16, 2022
- 6 min
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
- Aug 23, 2022
- 8 min
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
- Jul 8, 2022
- 4 min
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
- May 23, 2022
- 9 min
A Sad Day for the Southern Baptist Convention.
The Sexual Abuse Internal Audit At the 2021 Southern Baptist Convention meeting in Nashville, TN, the messengers to the Convention...
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Ben Francis
- May 22, 2022
- 9 min
Gender and the Christian Worldview.
A Biblical Framework for Understanding Gender: A Christian Worldview. Recently, our Church, along with two other sister Churches in our...
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Ben Francis
- May 10, 2022
- 10 min
“Our Cheap Bodies.” Transgenderism and Reassignment Surgery
Does the Body Matter? Transgenderism Says “No.” An incredible article ran today in the New York Times entitled, “How Ben got His Penis.”...
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Ben Francis
- Apr 18, 2022
- 6 min
They're Teaching Kids What!? - Culture Shifts...
American culture is changing. In some ways, that is no great news. Culture is always changing and shifting to some degree. But right now,...
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Ben Francis
- Apr 18, 2022
- 3 min
What I'm Reading These Days...
It will come as no surprise to anyone that I am a big fan of books. I love books. Books make up a big part of my life. I turn to them for...
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Ben Francis
- Mar 30, 2022
- 7 min
Transgenderism: A Sin against the Body
Our modern times are bringing change to us faster than we ever thought possible. Nothing stays the same. Everything is changing. Change...
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Ben Francis
- Mar 24, 2022
- 6 min
The "Power" of Transgenderism
Transgenderism: A Study in Power No one actually believes in Transgenderism. What I mean is, no one actually, truly believes that men and...
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Ben Francis
- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Presidential Uncertainty...Again!
The SBC Presidential race heats up… It seems like the Southern Baptist Convention is gearing up for another fight for the Presidency....
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Ben Francis
- Mar 19, 2022
- 3 min
You Can't Have it Both Ways
A Cultural Moment Unfolding… “ATLANTA -- Lia Thomas is a national champion. Thomas, who is a transgender woman, touched the wall in 4...
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Ben Francis
- Mar 2, 2022
- 4 min
Elitism and Power in the SBC - A Follow-Up
Elitism and Power in the SBC - Part 2 In August of 2021, I wrote a post entitled, “Elitism and Power in the SBC.” It was meant to serve...
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Ben Francis
- Feb 27, 2022
- 7 min
Fast Discipleship is Not always Good Discipleship
More reflections from Wendell Berry We live in a microwave economy. You know what I mean — we live in an economy where we can have pretty...
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Ben Francis
- Feb 26, 2022
- 5 min
Farming for Healthy Families.
Discipleship is Household Work. A Mountain Morning. I greatly enjoy the writings of Wendell Berry, particularly his essays on farming,...
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