10 Lessons about Church I've learned from the Gym…
I go to the gym 5 days a week (most weeks anyhow). I do it for several reasons, but mostly for my own personal well-being. Caring for the...
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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 15
- 10 min
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...
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Ben Francis
- Dec 26, 2023
- 11 min
Male and Female He Created Them: The Bible and Homosexuality
The issue of homosexuality confronts Christians everywhere we look today. Our twenty-first century culture is inundated with the full...
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Ben Francis
- Jul 20, 2023
- 15 min
The Unique Grief of Miscarriage and the hope and help of Jesus Christ.
We recently lost our daughter to miscarriage. It happened somewhere in the 10-14 week range of the pregnancy. My dear friend summed up...
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Ben Francis
- Apr 30, 2023
- 3 min
Minnesota Oversteps: Christian Parents Beware...
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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Ben Francis
- Feb 4, 2023
- 8 min
Pregnant Men? The Transgender Revolution Marches On...
A New Fight for Life... In the mid 2000's, Thomas Beatie was announced as the first ever pregnant man. It took the media by storm, but...
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Ben Francis
- Jan 25, 2023
- 5 min
Food, Exercise, and Struggle: A Personal Health Update - January 23'
I’ve been on a health journey for the past few years. I’ve written about it on the blog, so I won’t rehash everything here. But, it's...
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Ben Francis
- Jan 18, 2023
- 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
- Dec 11, 2022
- 4 min
A few Days Among the Giants: Our Trip to California's National Parks...
Sequoia Kings and The Yosemite This past summer (June 22'), my wife and I, along with some of our dearest friends (Jason and Charity...
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Ben Francis
- Nov 14, 2022
- 5 min
Lord, Thank You for this Sickness.
Learning to thank God for our afflictions… Throughout our lives, we all experience the normal pains, sufferings, and struggles of having...
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Ben Francis
- Aug 26, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Ben Francis
- Jul 21, 2022
- 4 min
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...
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Ben Francis
- Jul 5, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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