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  • The Search for Stability
    Sunday, August 25th, 2019     Audrey Frank     One Comment

    God's words are like stepping stones through the landscape of life. Trust in the Lord and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers. Commit your future to the Lord! Trust in Him and He will act on your behalf. He will vindicate you in broad daylight, and publicly defend your just cause (Psalm 37:3-6, NET). In the… Read More

  • When the Ground Gives Way Beneath You
    Sunday, July 28th, 2019     Audrey Frank     3 Comments

    I sink in the miry depths, where there is no foothold. I have come into the deep waters; the floods engulf me (Psalm 69:2). The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior! (2 Samuel 22:47) The sand sucked away beneath my feet as the waves pushed in and pulled out on the seashore where I stood. The ground was literally giving way from beneath my feet.  Looking… Read More

  • Join My Book Launch Team!
    Friday, July 5th, 2019     Audrey Frank     5 Comments

    My upcoming book, Covered Glory: The Face of Honor and Shame in the Muslim World, releases August 20, 2019 (Harvest House Publishers), and you are invited to join my launch team! What is a launch team? Edie Melson, my stellar writing mentor, says, “A street team—also called a launch team, dream team, tribe, posse, road crew, etc.—is a group of readers passionate about your book. These are people who believe in what you've written and… Read More

  • A Letter to My Friend on Her Darkest Night
    Sunday, January 13th, 2019     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12 for W. @audreycfrank.com Dear KSICJF&E, My dearest Kindred Spirit In Christ Jesus Forever and Ever you know I am so much better at written words than spoken ones. Spoken words have gotten me in more trouble than I would like to admit in my life. But you already know that too well about me. So I… Read More

  • The Ember Keeper
    Sunday, October 28th, 2018     Audrey Frank     Start the Conversation

    @audreycfrank A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. Isaiah 42:3 A golden fleece of evening sunlight spread over the gentle hills, inviting the village to slow down and rest after a dusty day’s work in the cornfields. The murmur of women and children as they exchanged their short-handled jembes for water buckets rose like a lullaby over the beautiful evening landscape. A shrunken old lady wrapped… Read More

  • 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