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Friendship: The Forgotten Strength
What are the benefits of working alone? Of working together? When is working with someone a hindrance instead of a help?
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Week 5/9/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest. Salvation is about sinless living, not just avoiding Hell.
The Writer’s Journey: Never Give Up
It’s easy to get sidelined by problems on the creative journey. But you must persist and keep on doing the work you’re called to do.
Blind to the Truth: When Interpretation Becomes Idolatry
How can it be blameless to be blind? “If you were blind,” Jesus said, “you would be blameless.
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Week 5/2/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest. People are like stained glass, most beautiful when God’s light shines through.
Open Doors
What’s the difference between temptations, trials, and triumphs? All are available through open doors that we might or might not want to enter, if only we could know…
Rule One: Follow Principles, Not Rules
Understand the reasons behind the rules—and therefore know when they should be ignored. — Bill Walsh The problem with rules is their inability to cover every situation.
The Crucifixion of Jesus: From the Cross to the Tomb
What did the criminals know about Jesus? What earned one criminal’s place in paradise?
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Week 4/25/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest.
The Ticking Time Bomb
The Ticking Time Bomb technique has a profound impact on audience engagement. By introducing a time-sensitive threat, writers can create a sense of urgency and keep…
The Suffering of Jesus: From Gethsemane to Golgotha
Matthew 26:36–27:56; Mark 14:32–15:41; Luke 22:39–23:49; John 18:1–19:37 Why did Pilate yield to the cry of people whom he knew were unjustly prejudiced?
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Week 4/18/25
Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest. Childlike people accept discipline, but childish people insist on their own way.