Frank N. Johnson

Following Jesus in a Digital World

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Siyach

In Psalm 143:5, while trusting God for deliverance from current enemies, David remembers God's work in his life in the past. He meditates on God's doings and muses on the work of his hands. The Hebrew word which is translated "muse" in the New American Standard Bible is siyach (שָׂיחַ). In these articles, I share my thoughts on various topics in the hopes that we can muse together on the work of God's hands.

My Changing Attitudes About Poverty, Immigration, Healthcare, etc.

Poverty, Healthcare, and Immigration

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I have been a conservative Republican most of my adult life (I still self-identify as such). It seems to me that would normally tend to influence me towards a “stay in your own country, solve your own problems” stance in regards to those who live in other countries. Recently, I’ve begun to ask myself when my perspective on poverty, immigration, healthcare, etc. began to … [Read more...] about My Changing Attitudes About Poverty, Immigration, Healthcare, etc.

Good News for Trauma Victims

Good News for Trauma Victims

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It’s been awhile since I’ve read from the book The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk, MD. It’s not a particularly easy book to read - because of the heaviness of the content - and I think that heaviness keeps me from reading it straight through (I’m almost exactly two-thirds of the way through the book). A few days ago, … [Read more...] about Good News for Trauma Victims

Witnessing the Death of a Dream

Funeral

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This post is not about a funeral (as the photo above might suggest), and it is not really about a wedding (as the paragraph below might suggest). But both types of events play a part in describing a life principle I believe the Lord would have us understand. So please bear with me as I set the stage ... Long ago, before I married my wife of 26 years (the woman whom God chose … [Read more...] about Witnessing the Death of a Dream

Letting Go of Trouble You Can’t Arrange

Bench

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Many years ago, this small paragraph in a fiction book (Pursuit and Persuasion by Sally S. Wright) struck me as a good reminder of the ineffectiveness of worry. Another sort of person couldn’t have. Knowing what she knew. Fearing what she had reason to fear. But Georgina had learned … to let go of trouble she couldn’t arrange. When she’d done what she knew to do, she took … [Read more...] about Letting Go of Trouble You Can’t Arrange