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Scripture-rooted encouragement by Frank Mann Jr., written every weekday morning since 2018. Browse by topic, scripture, or the message you need today.
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August 17, 2022
Love Believes the Best in Others
I don’t know about you but I’ve got to do better at turning off gossip when I hear it. I also need to not “enable it” when I hear it by giving a participatory laugh or, “now way!” It just makes it worse. It seems as if now days we believe the negative stuff about people more than the positive stu...
power-of-wordsAugust 16, 2022
Death and Life in the Power of the Tongue
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”Proverbs 18:21 What is coming out of our mouths? The words that come out of our mouth have the power to build up or destroy. We who are created in His image have this powerful gift of using words for the bu...
gracious-wordsAugust 9, 2022
Gracious Words: Sweet to the Soul
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.”Proverbs 16:24 Ok, let’s have some real talk…What do the people around you see on your face? What do the people around you hear when you speak? Do your words, actions and attitudes tell the story of God’s goodness...
gratitudeAugust 8, 2022
Finding God in the Things We Take for Granted
I want to keep talking about gratitude, where our mind is and what we are actually thankful for. We’ve talked last week about being intentional about looking for God in all things. That’s a great habit to form. But part of that looking for God happens not just in the little things in everyday lif...
intentional-thinkingAugust 5, 2022
Shifting Focus: From Wants to Eternal Gratitude
What has your attention and mind lately? I ask because I’ve been thinking about a discussion I had with one of you last week and we talked about being “intentional” with our thinking and how is effects our attitude and gratitude. What do I mean you ask? Well, stay with me here a minute. What I am...
gods-presenceAugust 4, 2022
Never Alone: God's Presence in Hard Times
This has been a great week for me, and I hope you too, for digging deep into God’s word and focusing on being intentional about my gratitude. I feel like we have had some great discussions about when and where God is in good times and in bad. But there’s a little something more I’d like to talk a...
thankfulnessAugust 3, 2022
Giving Thanks in All Circumstances
Since whe are on the topic of giving thanks...“give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”1 Thessalonians 5:18 So, what did Paul mean when he said, “give thanks in all circumstances”? Did he mean all the good ones you’re in that are going your way? Or d...
contentmentAugust 1, 2022
True Strength: Finding Contentment in Every Circumstance
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”Philippians 4:12-13So, we’ve all seen the scripture above and in most every case i...
testimonyJuly 26, 2022
Share the Peace God Has Given You
So pay close attention to what I’m about to tell you. That peace that God has blessed you with that is getting you through or has gotten you though tough times, well it’s not just for you. Yep, it’s true. As a good friend on mine told many many years ago, “if you want to keep it, you gotta share...
mindsetJuly 19, 2022
Guard Your Mind: Focus on God's Truth
What are you thinking about? What are you feeding your mind? What we allow our minds to focus on influences our actions. That’s why it’s so important to pay attention to what we are thinking about. I can tell you it’s been critical for me the last two weeks! But seriously, are you focusing on joy...
gods-planJuly 14, 2022
His Plan, Not Ours: Growing Through Suffering
You ever notice that when we finally get out of whatever it is we are suffering from it never seems to be the way we thought we would get out of it? Like during our suffering we could never understand or see the way out that God has for us. It’s because it’s His plan for us not our plan for us. H...
christian-communityJuly 11, 2022
We Need Each Other: The Power of Christian Community
So, as I’ve spent the weekend recovering from surgery I was inundated with friends and family reaching out showing support, praying over me and even bringing food and offering help. I couldn’t help but to write something about how we as Christians support one another...so I went digging. “And let...
shepherdJuly 8, 2022
The Lord Is My Shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with...
gratitudeJuly 7, 2022
Nothing Compares to Our Relationship with Jesus
I’m thinking about a lot of things as surgery approaches tomorrow for the third time in a year with this cancer and it occurred to me, you ever take a minute and look around your life and reflect on the blessing He has given you? I’m sure you have, we all do at times. This morning, as I am diggin...
witnessingJune 30, 2022
Being an Effective Witness by Being Like Jesus
So, I’ve been reading through Philippians and talking about how we need to get to work to spread the word of Jesus. It’s been enlightening reading about Paul and his struggles and his witness. But it’s been brought up to me and asked, “how exactly do we be an effective witness?”Well, look at it l...
humilityJune 28, 2022
Living for Christ, Not Ourselves
“So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility coun...
gospel-sharingJune 23, 2022
Who Should Share the Gospel? Christ Matters Most
As we near the weekend, I wanted to touch on a something that has been with me the last few days. It’s a thought centering around my own sharing of the gospel and the sharing I receive from others. More specifically who “should and shouldn’t be sharing”? “Some indeed preach Christ from envy and r...
faithJune 22, 2022
Growing Faith Through God's Beautiful Creation
As I sit here watching the sun come up this morning, I can’t help but marvel at the beauty God has made. How do I know he made it? Well, I have faith that he did. It’s the same faith that I have in Him that allows me to grow closer to Him. You see, developing a love for God is a little more chall...
golden-ruleJune 21, 2022
Love God, Love Others: The Golden Rule in Action
So, we’ve been talking about seeking balance in our lives and our relationships with God by showing compassion and serving others. What’s interesting though, is this has me circling back to our discussion of the “Golden Rule” and how that affects our relationship with other and our relationship w...
compassionJune 20, 2022
Growing in Compassion: The Balance of Faith
I was talking to one of you over the weekend about the writing I send out. I always appreciate a good conversation around the messages I send out. Especially when they hit home and are appreciated. I genuinely cherish each of you and love the exchanges. “When two or more are gathered” right!? For...
golden-ruleJune 17, 2022
Love Like Jesus: Seeing Others as Masterpieces
So, I’ve been reading and writing about how we need to try and live like Jesus would etc. As kids we were taught the Golden Rule (Jesus’ rule) threat others the way we want to be treated. Great idea, not so easy to do. Just yesterday, the clown driving slower than the flow of traffic in the left...
incarnationJune 16, 2022
Immanuel: God Chose to Be With Us
“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel" (which means, God with us).”Matthew 1:23 Have you ever thought about why God sent Jesus? It’s pretty amazing to think about. God could have chosen any number of ways to save us. But He sent His Son, Jesus, t...
graceJune 15, 2022
Stand Up with Grace, Not Stones
“And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them, "Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her."”John 8:7 In a world where opinions can go viral minutes after they’re posted, and social media debates go from zero to 100 in a hot second, it’s wise to re...
hypocrisyJune 14, 2022
Stop the Hypocrisy: Living What We Believe
Ya’ll know I tend to write what is on my heart. It’s what helps me drive the content I send each morning. Well, last night walking the dogs, I got frustrated and said something pretty “off color” and it really bothered me. You ever stopped and thought about why so many people often quit going to...