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  • Ashamed to Be So Needy
    Sunday, October 21st, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank But as for me, I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; you are my God, do not delay. Psalm 40:17, NIV I learned early in life to be ashamed of my need. [tweet_box design="default" float="none"]#Shame teaches many untruths; one of its most cruel is: It is wrong to be #needy. [/tweet_box] Needy. Clingy. Desperate. Leech. All these unkind words are tossed around to describe… Read More

  • Walking on Eggshells: Caring for a Loved One with PTSD
    Sunday, October 14th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank To read Part One: When You Are the One Suffering From PTSD, click here. Part Two: When Your Loved One Suffers From PTSD When a loved one suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, life can be very fragile. Some individuals hide the trauma, disappearing deep inside themselves and refusing to talk about it. Others lash out at the people who love them the most. PTSD is unpredictable and painful. Caregivers can experience secondary effects… Read More

  • Triggered: Identifying Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Sunday, October 7th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank Part One: When You are the One Suffering from PTSD "Don't trigger me!" one teen said to another as they dissolved into laughter. The phrase has become casual and funny in popular culture, but underneath the laughter there is a kernel of truth. For those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a trigger can come unexpectedly, throwing them into a tailspin of fear and anxiety. [tweet_box design="default" float="none"]Recognizing the signs of #PTSD and… Read More

  • What Loving Muslims Taught Me About the Gospel
    Sunday, September 2nd, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank The billowing saffron colored melhfa blew around her small frame like a mystery. And that suited her, for that’s what she was the first day I laid eyes on her. An enigma, a puzzle, a silent beacon of courage pressing against the crowds outside our hospital gates. I did not understand her yet. But I would, and knowing her would teach me more than I could have imagined. Two hours later it was finally… Read More

  • Were We Created for Independence?
    Sunday, July 1st, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank In the past few years, as I have deeply examined the Bible through the lenses of honor and shame, many of my opinions and beliefs have been challenged at the core. As Independence Day in the United States draws near, I am thinking critically today about the role and purpose of independence and its genesis. I have lived in nations where corruption drove governments to withhold resources and help from their people, driving them… Read More

  • How to Walk Through Criticism
    Sunday, June 10th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    The critic stood on a ridgeline, high above the dusty road where King David and his mighty men walked. Foam gathered in the corners of his mouth as he shouted down curses in the name of the Lord on the king. With cracked and calloused hands, the critic grabbed the nearest rocks and pummeled David and all his men with stones. "Get out! Get out, you man of blood, you scoundrel!” (2 Samuel 16:7, NIV)… Read More