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  • Centered
    Sunday, July 12th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    for my pearl of grace of the double portion For God so loved the world, that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. John 3:16 My daughter is a potter and she is teaching me about God, though she does not realize it. She will graduate tomorrow from a school in Africa. As she leads us around campus, to her delight she discovers… Read More

  • Follower
    Sunday, June 28th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    …the Lord’s loyal followers. Psalm 15:4   Come, follow me. Matthew 19:21   “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name… Read More

  • The Lowest Place
    Sunday, June 21st, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    I am rushing, rushing, lower, lower still, Until I reach the lowest place, where You will hold me still.    I am rushing, rushing, to the lowest place,  Until I reach the slowing and the pooling of Your will.    I am rushing, rushing, lower, lower still,  Until You gather all my waters in Your peaceful pool.    I am rushing, rushing, lower, lower still,  The lowest place is calling me, your babbling, thankful fool.… Read More

  • Dirt Seekers Sought
    Sunday, June 14th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    I myself will feed my sheep and I myself will make them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick… Ezekiel 34:15-16 The sun shines in shimmering shafts along the ridge that rises before my window over the Kenyan countryside. Lush green grass is ornamented with fire flowers and tangled morning glory, while yellow, white, and purple wildflowers… Read More

  • East and West
    Sunday, June 7th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas. You created the mountains by your power, and demonstrated your strength. You calmed the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations. Even those living in the remotest areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause… Read More

  • Buds and Blossoms
    Sunday, May 24th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    Six branches are to extend from the sides of the lampstand, three branches of the lampstand from one side of it and three branches of the lampstand from the other side of it. Three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on one branch, and three cups shaped like almond flowers with buds and blossoms are to be on the next branch, and the same for the six branches extending… Read More

  • Examined
    Sunday, May 3rd, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    This completes our journey through Psalm 139. Click here to read earlier reflections. Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts. Test me, and know my concerns. See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 139:23-24 Scripture agrees with scripture throughout the canon. Proverbs 16:9 says, In his heart man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Psalm 107:3 reminds us that the Lord… Read More

  • Your Thoughts About Me
    Sunday, April 12th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    We are journeying through Psalm 139. To read the previous reflection, click here. How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total. If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.   Psalm 139:17-18 Even if I finished counting them. Someone thinks about things like how… Read More

  • Mind and Heart
    Sunday, March 22nd, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    We are journeying through Psalm 139. To read the previous reflection, click here. O LORD, you examine me and know me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly… Read More

  • Night as Bright as Day
    Sunday, March 15th, 2026     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    O LORD, you examine me and know me. You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it. You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you… Read More