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Earth Splitting Joy

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Robert Franklin

And all the people went up after him, playing on pipes, and rejoicing with great joy, so that the earth was split by their noise. (1 Kings 1:40, RSV) The “splitting of the earth” is an obvious hyperbole, so much so that … Continue reading →

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Day 19 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Robert Franklin

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

Posted on April 4, 2015 by Robert Franklin

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 16 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Robert Franklin

The expletive was not deleted: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. http://goo.gl/C9jbd0  Amazing! God stooped so far to scoop us up   The Law’s curse is death. Harsh, but true. Death … Continue reading →

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Day 14 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Robert Franklin

I want neither a blood’n’guts religion that would make Clint Eastwood, not Jesus, our hero, nor a speculative religion that would imprison the Gospel in the halls of academia, nor a noisy, feel-good religion that is a naked appeal to emotion. I long for passion, intelligence, and compassion in a Church without ostentation, gently beckoning to the world to come and enjoy the peace and unity we possess because of the Spirit in our midst.–Brennan Manning Continue reading →

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Day 10 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Robert Franklin

We had hoped that he was the Messiah come to rescue Israel. http://goo.gl/W63t9E  We miss God’s work completed bc we expect something less Two followers of Jesus took a walk and Jesus literally joined them. The time of their journey … Continue reading →

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