Tag Archives: obedience

The Brutality of the Bench

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Robert Franklin

I hungrily took my plate of posho, rice, and ground nut sauce and found a place on the only remaining bench in the mess hall. I was having a pleasant conversation with a man about his village and the intrigues and … 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 12 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Robert Franklin

God helps those incapable of helping themselves. He walks with us and is in us since life is truly 2 much to handle http://goo.gl/OB1Dlc  Today is Monday, the week stretches out long for some, short for others. Some will look … 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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Day 9 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Robert Franklin

Let my soul be at rest again, for the Lord has been good to me. http://goo.gl/67YQ0s  So often I take the good and leave the ‘rest’ #obey As I considered this lyric from the Psalm, I recalled my time spent … Continue reading →

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Day 3 of 140, Personal Devotion Tweets

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Robert Franklin

I will make you as a light for the nations that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth. http://goo.gl/xzFe7F  Love rings out beyond. To some extent we all suffer from the ‘its all about me’ syndrome. Some … Continue reading →

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