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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.

consIDered: How far can we go in defending ourselves?

These consIDered questions come from an open forum conducted at Main Street. These questions were not addressed at that forum due to the constraints of time. I pray that these answers are helpful as we seek to walk rightly in … Continue reading

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Day 21 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Has such a thing happened in your days, or in the days of your fathers? Tell your children of it…http://goo.gl/hp30ty  #WalterScott I watched a man die this week. I have seen men and women die before in my presence. This … Continue reading

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Day 20 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Let me hear what God the Lord will speak, 4 he will speak peace to his people, to his saints http://goo.gl/vC6GOA  Noisy lives need #peace The magnificence of the God of justice is that he deliberately intermingles that which we would naturally … Continue reading

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Day 19 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Our children will also serve him. Future generations will hear about the wonders of the Lord-Ps. 22.30 Promises sealed by 1 who was forsaken The day this picture was ‘snapped’ now seems to be an eternity ago. We are in … Continue reading

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Day 18 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

There is a human urge to make grace more complicated than it is. The pure Gospel rejects this urge every time. https://biblia.com/verseoftheday/lightbox/EN_Acts_15_10 … The demand of the Gospel is enough, according to Jesus: If you want to be a follower of … Continue reading

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Day 17 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. http://goo.gl/c7XE19  #livingasIshould #grace I read an article this morning about the introduction of an ‘inter-gender’ pronoun in Sweden. I suppose the Swedes no longer … Continue reading

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