On Being Broken…
There are two contradictory realities that exist in our lives, and in the lives of most everyone we know. Reality #1: I am a broken and...
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by Pastor Ben Francis
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Ben Francis
Sep 21, 20211 min
The Cover-Up Continues as the Rabbit Hole Gets Deeper
Today, September 21, 2021, a letter was posted from Jennifer Lyell to the SBC Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention, who...
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Ben Francis
Sep 21, 20216 min
Marks of Healthy Preaching
In a previous post, we discussed the pressing need for good, healthy, Biblical preaching. In this post, we want to outline some of the...
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Ben Francis
Sep 20, 20218 min
What is Good Preaching? And Does it Really Matter?
Preaching is one of those words that, for the most part, makes us think of things like: Church, Sunday, a Preacher, etc. But, what makes...
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Ben Francis
Sep 13, 20216 min
Trust and Obey
A Hymn As our Church gathered for corporate worship yesterday, the Lord’s Day, we sang the hymn, “Trust and Obey” in response to the Word...
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Ben Francis
Sep 7, 20216 min
What If We Took it Seriously?
It's an interesting question. It implies that we might not take “it” seriously. And we could fit a lot of things into the category of...
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Ben Francis
Sep 2, 20212 min
Ruth - A Story of Redemption
This Sunday, our Church family will begin a study through the Old Testament book of Ruth. In many ways, Ruth is a marvelous story about...
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Ben Francis
Aug 30, 20214 min
"Wherever He Leads I’ll Go."
A Hymn. Written and Composed by Rev. B.B. Mckinney in 1936. "Take up thy cross and follow Me," I heard my Master say; "I gave My life to...
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Ben Francis
Aug 24, 20216 min
The Coming Challenge to Christianity
What’s the Rubber? Where’s the Road? The Coming Challenge to Christianity You’ve heard the old saying, “Where the rubber meets the road.”...
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Ben Francis
Aug 21, 20215 min
Who are Deacons to Be?
New Testament Deacons: Servants in the Household of God. Who are these Deacons to Be? -In the last post on Deacons, we looked at the...
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Ben Francis
Aug 17, 20216 min
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” By: Robert Robinson, written 1758. Come Thou fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy...
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Ben Francis
Aug 13, 202115 min
Should I Take the Covid-19 Vaccine?
Should I Take the Covid-19 Vaccine? How should Christians approach the question? A note up front: This will be a long post, so you may...
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Ben Francis
Aug 11, 202112 min