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Sowing Seeds: Anticipation of Harvest Time<br>By Frank Ball
Our job is first and foremost to write. God’s job is to determine the best time and place for the work to come to fruition.
To Do or Not to Do: The Real Struggle Behind Sin and Addiction
How do the benefits compare with the consequences of greed? Exactly how do we go about hearing the Holy Spirit and heeding his direction?
Reading the Signs
On a bitterly cold day, I left Daddy to his exploring the hillside while I returned to the car to get warm. Oh, no! The gas gauge needle was on empty. I bawled.
The Point of Punctuation<br>By Frank Ball
Punctuation marks are the traffic signals of language: they tell us to slow down, notice this, take a detour, and stop.
Broken Promises: Why Faith and Passionate Prayer Don’t Seem to Work
Why do Christians sometimes feel like God is ignoring them? How long will you ignore me, Lord? Surely, not forever. Isn’t it time that you showed your face?
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Week 5/30/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest. To have great thoughts, we need the mind of Christ.
Cut the Clutter: Avoid Writing Redundancies<br>By Frank Ball
The quickest way to slow down your manuscript is to be redundant. It’s boring, it’s overwriting, and it’s weak.
Salvation: Faith First, Then the Fight to the Finish
Why is faithfulness required “until the end”? Because evil will flourish, most people’s love will grow cold. But those who remain faithful until the end will be saved.
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Week 5/23/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest.
Curtain Call
My last chemo infusion was on April 21. Or so they say. I was handed a banner that claimed it was my final round—kind of like a graduation certificate, but without…
The Write Perspective<br>By Frank Ball
Deep point of view allows the reader to easily step into the viewpoint character’s shoes, experiencing every action and reaction through the character’s senses.
Rich Beyond Words
In what ways should Jesus be an example for our giving? You know the generosity of our Lord Jesus Christ.