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by Pastor Ben Francis
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A Pastoral Guide to Preparing for a Funeral.
**Note, this post is written in view of North Carolina Law.** Funeral planning comes during some of the most difficult moments of our...
Ben Francis
Feb 15, 202410 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Aug 26, 20224 min read
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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,...
Ben Francis
Aug 1, 20229 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Jul 25, 20229 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Jul 21, 20224 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Jul 5, 20226 min read
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About Running…
My running journey started a few years ago. Specifically, it started in May/June of 2018. During the early part of 2018, I had developed...
Ben Francis
May 29, 20224 min read
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The Incarnation and the Value of the Body.
The Incarnation helps us rightly value the human body. The incarnation of Jesus Christ helps us to understand that God loves and values...
Ben Francis
May 28, 20227 min read
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What I’m Learning about Food
It might seem like an odd thing to say, but I’ve never really known how food works. I know that we eat it, our bodies process it to some...
Ben Francis
May 1, 20225 min read
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A Health Check-In
April 2022 In several previous posts (which can be read here, here, and here), I’ve talked about my own personal struggles with food, my...
Ben Francis
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Jan 21, 20226 min read
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