Author Archives: Robert Franklin

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About Robert Franklin

Father to six (three boys and three girls, three from the USA and three from Uganda) Husband to one (and intent on staying that way!) Son to Jesus-freak parents. Brother to three great people. Weak, sinful, enemy of God rescued for adoption by grace through faith.

Toward Being Thankful

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Robert Franklin

So it is Day 5 in the 40 Days in the Word experience for me. Each day is a joy to spend in God’s word, reviewing truths I know and confessing forgetfulness of truths I learned previously but forgot. Today’s … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable Application…

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Robert Franklin

For many at Main Street this is Day 3 in the 40 Days in the Word experience.  Others are just beginning, some have yet to commence.  I am so pleased the excitement is building and some of the response I … Continue reading →

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40 Days in the Word

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Robert Franklin

Today marks the first “official” day in Main Street’s 40 Days in the Word experience.  Some have already started, others will begin later this week, but the family here is beginning 2012 spending time with God day by day by … Continue reading →

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Pretend

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Robert Franklin

Once upon a time there was a people who fed on imagination. God gave them the gift of perceiving reality.  God gave them the strength to resist being mired down by the difficulties of the day.  This people drew from … Continue reading →

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Heaven is for Dead People

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Robert Franklin

To the modern Western mind, there are fewer more boring places than Heaven.  Who would want to go there anyway?  Maybe it is a nice place for dead people, but anyone who really wants to live…I mean really live will … Continue reading →

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Just Tell My Why!

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Robert Franklin

When my children were little, we had a “Why? bucket.”  It was really just a plastic cup I conscripted from the kitchen cupboard, but we made it work.  The purposes for the Why bucket were many, but two were primary: … Continue reading →

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