Frank Answers How Parents Can Know If Their Son is Gay
Dear Pastor Frank. I read with interest on your previous blog your Frank Answer About LGBTQ people "coming out." You spoke of you and your wife raising two gay sons.…
Frank Answers About Life in the Holy Trinity
The Sunday after Pentecost in the Western liturgical calendar is the Festival of the Holy Trinity. Preachers often say that it’s the only Sunday of the year in which we…
Frank Answers About the Spirit and Breath
This article focuses on the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the breath, and the how the act of breathing helps us understand the role and work of the Holy…
Frank Answers About the Ascension of Jesus
The Festival of the Ascension of our Lord is a major day in the Christian liturgical calendar. There's also some mystery about it. The homily here sorts out some of…
Frank Answers a Young Man About His Interest in Older Men
Question: Pastor Frank, When I was a boy I had a fascination with older men’s bodies, such as my Dad’s, my soccer coach’s, and even my priest’s. Is it weird…
Frank Answers About Coming Out to One’s Parents
Dear Pastor Frank, I realized that I am gay already in high school, but I came out in college during my freshman year. I'm rooming with a student I met…
Frank Answers About Beltane Fire and Maypoles
What is Beltane? Do Christians observe it? Some churches are having a fire on the beach at dawn on May 1 Beltane is not a Christian festival. It is rooted…
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (June 7, 2008) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) look for trash on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay during Clean The Bay Day. The annual conservation event helps keep the Chesapeake Bay cleaner through proactive measures. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Craig P. Strawser (Released)
Frank Answers About the Care of the Earth
Here’s a question I received on the old “Frank Answers” column at Immanuel Lutheran Church in 2013. I re-posted it as a timely issue for Earth Day on my blog…
Frank Answers About Teens and God
Rev. Frank,I have two children, a boy (14) and a girl (11) who, while basically good, well behaved, and followers of all the rules of modern society, look upon religion…
Frank Answers About Sexual Abuse of Boy Athletes
Dear Pastor Frank: You have addressed some sexual issues regarding boys, but not sexual abuse. Our son is a 17-year- old high school senior who plays on a hockey team.…
