Tag Archives: joy

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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Monochromatic (Part 3 A Little Crowing)

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=crowing&iid=5238140″ src=”d/d/8/7/Crowing_Rooster_on_1d62.jpg?adImageId=9292820&imageId=5238140″ width=”234″ height=”354″ /] I want to stop and give thanks to God for his provision and goodness to Michelle and me.  Ryan is currently working with Messer Construction Co. as an engineering intern.  The funds he will earn … Continue reading →

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To Give an Offense

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Robert Franklin

[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=eating&iid=7386012″ src=”9/b/0/a/Indonesian_Tree_Man_50bd.jpg?adImageId=8819663&imageId=7386012″ width=”234″ height=”156″ /]Grace that reflects the power and presence of the Holy Spirit is simultaneously strong and sensitive.  Long before “political correctness” became a catch phrase, there stood a Biblical command to exercise freedom in … Continue reading →

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Joy Above, Below and In-between

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Robert Franklin

“Pay attention, O Jacob, for you are my servant, O Israel. I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you. I have swept away your sins like a cloud. I have scattered your offenses like the morning mist. … Continue reading →

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How Can I Sing?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Robert Franklin

“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land? If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill! Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, … Continue reading →

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Why the Heavens Sing for Joy

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Robert Franklin

It is too small a thing for those who are rescued from death to be gathered into little groups of self-congratulatory societies. (Isaiah 49.6) The sequestering of the recipients of God’s grace in Christ Jesus is a hellish activity. The salvation work … Continue reading →

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