Category Archives: Devotional

Musings and Confessions from Personal Bible Study

Rain, rain, rain

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=rain&iid=7185331″ src=”4/5/d/4/A_fan_watches_e901.jpg?adImageId=11171944&imageId=7185331″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /]The last three days served as a welcome break from arctic temperatures and recurring snow.  According to the weather forecaster rain is on the way, lots of rain. There is much grace in rain: God … Continue reading →

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Unprecedented Opportunities

Posted on March 9, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=beg&iid=5095143″ src=”2/c/9/9/Young_woman_cupping_c228.jpg?adImageId=11158329&imageId=5095143″ width=”234″ height=”205″ /]Hurricanes, earthquakes, famine, war and the coldest winter in the northern hemisphere in several decades:  it shouldn’t be long and the “end times” folk will once again be hanging from every chandelier, lurking around … Continue reading →

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Singing to a Rock

Posted on February 23, 2010 by Robert Franklin

I have suffered a myriad of strange urges in my life, singing to a rock has not been one of them.  Why would someone serenade a mineral or be joyful over a stone?  I suppose I have seen the light of happiness in a woman’s … Continue reading →

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Smashing Doors

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=smashing+doors&iid=6779440″ src=”2/0/c/b/Smiling_Through_be16.jpg?adImageId=10413064&imageId=6779440″ width=”380″ height=”570″ /]Last night I was working really late.  I was alone and the lights in the office were off.  I had to leave my desk to retrieve something and I ran shoulder-square into a door … Continue reading →

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Negotiating the Ice (of Discontent)

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=ice&iid=7945539″ src=”1/c/3/3/Snow_and_ice_76f1.JPG?adImageId=10366444&imageId=7945539″ width=”234″ height=”147″ /]Once upon a time there was this thing called “winter.”  I read about it in the Little House on the Prairie books.  One scene in particular remains in my memory: visiting the barn during … Continue reading →

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In Defense of Thomas

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=doubt&iid=7313315″ src=”c/5/a/f/The_Incredulity_of_edfe.jpg?adImageId=10329777&imageId=7313315″ width=”234″ height=”243″ /]More often than I care to admit, the question “What am I doing?” pops into my mind.  Sometimes this thought is connected to a present frustration.  Perhaps someone I have diligently prayed for falls … Continue reading →

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