What do I need most today? Notice, I am not asking, “What would I like to have today?“ From world-peace to a piece of cheesecake, my wishlist could fill a notebook. No, the question at hand is, “What do I need most today?” I think I know. Paul writes, “I do not cease to give … More My One Thing
It is a day of tribulation, danger, pain, and confusion. However, despite the turmoil, on this particular day, the psalmist sings: O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and … More The Calmed and Quieted Soul
For more than 60 years, my father has fought the good fight. He has been a gentleman, a hard-working man, a one-woman man, a family man, a worshiping man, and a self-sacrificing man. Yes, Joseph Anthony Franks III, he has been a man’s man. For more than a decade, my father has fought the horrid … More Smiling as I Cry
Unfathomable Grace 