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.

That’s Not Fair!

Posted on September 8, 2009 by Robert Franklin

One of the most difficult lessons we have attempted to teach in our household, is the truth, “Life is not fair and we don’t really want it to be.” All three of my children have looked at me with unbelief, … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Tuck

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Robert Franklin

  Time for a little levity! My favorite author, by far, is Stephen R. Lawhead. I have been following him for many years and have purchased as many of his books as I can lay hands on. For the past … Continue reading →

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A Grand Offense

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Many are aware that my family sold our home and moved to much smaller quarters. I wrote briefly about the move in “Moved.” A recent development has taken me by surprise. A little more than two weeks ago people began … Continue reading →

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Video from 5/09 Uganda Trip

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Robert Franklin

My friend and coworker, Tyler Andrew, edited and compiled this first of several videos we hope to make available.  We were really impressed by his work and hope all who see it feel the same!

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Getting Personal

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Sometimes I wonder at myself. I am a walking contradiction. I need to be around and interact with people and yet I am an extremely private person who enjoys time alone. I get wrapped up in the pages of well … Continue reading →

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I Disabled My Firewall—Life is Great!

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Robert Franklin

Like most members of the educated cyber world, I am deathly afraid of either being hacked or contracting some nasty computer bug. I went for nearly twenty years without a binary-based infection before finally inadvertently letting a computer Trojan loose … Continue reading →

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