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.

A Call for Apologetics

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Robert Franklin

People like to give me books to read. It is a persistent challenge to prove that as a pastor I neither sit around reading all day, nor do I spend hours every week chasing down the “finer spiritual dimples” of … Continue reading →

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Magnificence

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Robert Franklin

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their … Continue reading →

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Missing Out

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Robert Franklin

…Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things. But no, my people wouldn’t listen. Israel did not want me around. So I let them follow their own stubborn desires, living according to their own ideas. Oh, … Continue reading →

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“Good” Isn’t Good Enough

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Robert Franklin

About that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” Jesus called a little child to him and put the child among them. Then he said, “I tell you the truth, unless … Continue reading →

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Count Me In: One at a Time

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Robert Franklin

“So where does this leave the philosophers, the scholars, and the world’s brilliant debaters? God has made the wisdom of this world look foolish. Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through … Continue reading →

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Hungry Lice

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Robert Franklin

If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,” and yet you do not give them what is necessary for … Continue reading →

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