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  • No Place for Them
    Sunday, December 22nd, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 There was simply no place for them. Luke the physician-turned-Jesus-follower has shown us all we need to know in a mere handful of words. Writers call this writing tight. The tale of how Jesus came to be born in a stable is… Read More

  • Walking in Darkness
    Sunday, December 15th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.   Isaiah 9:2 Darkness has some strange effects on the mind and body. Studies have shown that humans who live in darkness for prolonged periods behave differently. There is even an entire field of biology called chronobiology devoted to studying the effects of light and darkness on humans, or the effects of solar and… Read More

  • Anxiety Gone
    Sunday, December 8th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

      The gloom will be dispelled for those who were anxious. Isaiah 9:1 Gloom is defined by the Collins Dictionary as “a state of near darkness” or “a feeling of sadness or lack of hope.” It’s hard to see during the gloomy hour just before nightfall. Details are blurry. Lines on the road seem to disappear. People look like shadows, and it takes extra effort to focus.  Anxiety can have the same effect, pitching us… Read More

  • Turn Aside to See
    Sunday, December 1st, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” Exodus 3:4 The door to the cheese shop is sparkling The pedestrian crosswalk is shimmering I turn aside to see As you walk away from me. I parked in this spot A long time ago To drop off a friend who thought I needed to know. The fears I… Read More

  • Out of Reach
    Sunday, November 24th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

      For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock. Psalm 27:4-5 They are reaching, reaching for me Enemies on every side.   The ground is quivering, quaking Once solid now falling.   You are reaching, reaching for me Pulling me to Your side.   The Rock is firm, immovable Underneath my feet.   I am out… Read More

  • I Lift up my Soul
    Sunday, November 10th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

      To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. Psalm 25:1   Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Psalm 86:4   Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 143:8, all ESV Mysterious soul, how challenging it is to… Read More

  • Shy Soul
    Sunday, October 27th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    My soul, wait only upon God and silently submit to Him; for my hope and expectation are from Him. Psalm 62:5, AMPC Shy soul Carefully guarded Peeking out from Behind a wall Built over decades To protect.   Curious soul Hoping…? Will they  Love me Accept me Welcome me Maybe not Try tomorrow Or another day one hundred years from now.   Safe soul  Stay Behind the wall Built over decades To prevent.   Surrendered… Read More

  • The Problem with Competency
    Sunday, October 20th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

        I have no ease, I have no quietness; I cannot rest; turmoil has come upon me.” Job 3:26   Then I considered all the skillful work that is done: Surely it is nothing more than competition between one person and another. This also is profitless—like chasing the wind. The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh. Better is one handful with some… Read More

  • Justice was Taken
    Sunday, October 13th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

      Now the passage of scripture the man was reading was this: “He was led like a sheep to slaughter, and like a lamb before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth. In humiliation justice was taken from him. Who can describe his posterity? For his life was taken away from the earth.” Acts 8:32-33, NET   We need to understand justice through the rough-hewn frame of the Cross. God is… Read More

  • Musings on Being a Peacemaker
    Sunday, October 6th, 2024     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    …seek peace and pursue it. Psalm 34:14b, 1 Peter 3:11b, NIV   Then Noah sent out a dove to see if the waters had receded from the surface of the ground. Genesis 8:8, NET There is more than one kind of flood bringing destruction to the earth today. The waters of conflict, unrest, and war rise over the landscape. Where are the Noahs of today? Who is willing to open the window and send out… Read More