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by Pastor Ben Francis
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What are the Essentials of Christian Faithfulness?
Have ever wondered, “What does it really mean to be a Christian? Like, day-to-day? What does that look like?” I often fear that the...
Ben Francis
Aug 29, 20225 min read
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How Much Longer Can Christians Participate in Public Education?
Thinking critically… How Much Longer Can Christians Participate in Public Education? —This is not a question that would have made any...
Ben Francis
Aug 23, 20228 min read
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What I’m Reading - August 22’
It's back to school month! Life changes with the shifting of the seasons, and as we prepare for the fade of summer into fall, so too life...
Ben Francis
Aug 22, 20225 min read
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Ancient of Days - A Hymn
Ancient of Days CityAlight Credits: Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Michael Farren, Jesse Reeves Verse 1 Though the nations rage Kingdoms...
Ben Francis
Aug 7, 20222 min read
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Is My Life Too Busy?
Is my life too busy? Probably… Busy; busyness: The state of having or being involved in many activities I remember stepping off the plane...
Ben Francis
Aug 3, 20226 min read
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What I'm Reading - July 22'
What I'm Reading - July 22' July has been a busy month, unsurprisingly. Summer brings all kinds of activities, schedule changes, etc. Our...
Ben Francis
Jul 29, 20223 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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Christians Should Judge each Other...Right?
“Only God can judge me!” That’s what the license tag said on the car parked in front of me. It's not an uncommon thing to hear in the...
Ben Francis
Jul 15, 20228 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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How Should Christians Perform their Weddings?
Thinking through Weddings from a Biblical perspective.
Ben Francis
Jun 21, 202211 min read
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Dealing With Food.
I titled it that way on purpose because for me, food has always been something to deal with more than anything else. It's always seemed...
Ben Francis
Jun 9, 20223 min read
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We're Living in Babylon...Not Heaven.
People Preparing for Exile… Christian faithfulness has taken on various shapes throughout the many chapters of history. In one sense,...
Ben Francis
Jun 7, 20227 min read
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Does Social Media Deny my Physical Body?
“Are you angry, Dad?” That’s what my 10-year old son asked me early one morning as I forcibly prepared his breakfast. I had not said...
Ben Francis
Jun 6, 20226 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Dec 1, 20215 min read
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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...
Ben Francis
Nov 2, 20216 min read
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