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.

What I'm Reading, June 2022

June has been a good month for a number of reasons, but it's been an especially good month in the book department. I’ve been thoroughly...

Jun 23, 20223 min read

We are living in an age when music is doing all sorts of things. Churches are attempting and trying a number of musical variations in an...

May 11, 20224 min read

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...

Apr 18, 20223 min read

A building Crisis comes calling… Have you ever thought about how odd it is to walk into a grocery store? It is odd to walk into a store...

Apr 3, 20227 min read

Keeping the Horse and the Cart in the Right Place Discipleship: … How would you define it? Do you think most Church folks would know how...

Mar 21, 20225 min read

What Happened to Discipleship? The Evangelical Industrial Complex — “Big Eva” - Big Evangelicalism. If someone were to ask you, “ What is...

Mar 13, 20228 min read

This will be a longer post, but I want to be thorough and offer some helpful material as I interact with Dispensational teaching. If you...

Mar 1, 202212 min read

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...

Feb 27, 20227 min read

Discipleship is Household Work. A Mountain Morning. I greatly enjoy the writings of Wendell Berry, particularly his essays on farming,...

Feb 26, 20225 min read

I hear the question a lot. “I want to grow in my faith. I want to know the Bible better. I want to pray better. I want to be a better...

Feb 17, 20225 min read

“The Christian life is a long obedience in the same direction.” -Eugene Peterson I can recall many people that have come in and out of...

Feb 15, 20226 min read