Do I Really Need Theology?
The Spiritual Discipline of doing Theology Well I’ve heard it said before that the average church-goer is not interested in theology....
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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.
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Ben Francis
- Feb 3, 2022
- 5 min
What is the Gospel of Jesus Christ?
A Good News Message The Gospel is the good news that the eternal Son of God, Jesus Christ, has come in human form, lived a sinless life,...
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Ben Francis
- Jan 29, 2022
- 8 min
The Insanity of the Transgender Revolution
When the LGB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual) movement brought transgenderism into the sexual revolution, the revolution itself became solely...
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Ben Francis
- Jan 22, 2022
- 3 min
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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Ben Francis
- Jan 21, 2022
- 6 min
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, 2022
- 5 min
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, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 6 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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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