Category Archives: Bible Study

Questions that arise from Main Street’s small group studies

The Killing of God’s Will

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=pharoah&iid=3186557″ src=”5/a/b/5/Aerial_Of_Valley_9ed1.jpg?adImageId=9373463&imageId=3186557″ width=”234″ height=”309″ /]From the halls of Pharaoh’s palace to the sand hills of Pharaoh’s labor farms, Moses saw the best and worst the world had to offer.  The injustice and deprivation inflicted on his countryman gave Moses cause to take action.  Moses’ … Continue reading →

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Turning the Tables

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”right” wrap=”true” link=”term=turning+tables&iid=3174285″ src=”c/3/b/e/Croupiers_Hone_Their_ca63.jpg?adImageId=9221870&imageId=3174285″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]  There is a historical belief that our connection with God is inately religious as opposed to inherently relational.  In plain terms, God is accessed through a series of human acts (some very odd) performed in … Continue reading →

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Unrecoverable Loss

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=hurricane+katrina&iid=914721″ src=”5/9/3/3/Demolition_Continues_On_9ac7.jpg?adImageId=8962211&imageId=914721″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /]Due to the events of the past decade we are becoming familiar once again with unrecoverable loss.  The new millenium promised a recovery from the stock market blowout of the late ’90 but … Continue reading →

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Sounding the Horn

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Robert Franklin

One of the great privileges I have is to work with a group of wonderfully talented individuals.  My friends at Main Street have recently been blessed by the services of Tyler Andrew.  Tyler came to us all the way from … Continue reading →

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Nothing in Common

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=ghandi&iid=3283145″ src=”c/0/b/8/A_fun_runner_2526.jpg?adImageId=8924575&imageId=3283145″ width=”380″ height=”583″ /]The power of religion makes Jesus about as accessible as an alien from another galaxy. In fact, most “Christian” religions teach Jesus in such a manner as to make him into “a little green … Continue reading →

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Feeling Worthless

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”right” wrap=”true” link=”term=worth&iid=175814″ src=”0172/f1c91276-dabb-4ad6-a689-f468004e4013.jpg?adImageId=8861712&imageId=175814″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Whatever the future holds, it is likely to prove impossible to restore in full the sanctity of life view. The philosophical foundations of this view have been knocked asunder. We can no longer base our … Continue reading →

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