Frank Answers About Masturbation and Prayer
This was a question I answered in the Frank Answers on the Immanuel Lutheran Church web site in 2013, the year I retired. I felt that the church needed to…
Frank Answers About Crucifixion Erection
Question: I’m 16 and sometimes when I go to Mass and look at the large crucifix I get an erection. Today at Mass, my mind was wandering during the homily…
Frank Answers About Naked Yoga
Question: I've heard about naked yoga. I don't think it's something I could do. Apart from an opportunity for social nudity, all the other benefits I heard mentioned, like greater freedom…
Frank Answers About Naked Meditation
Question: I’ve been practicing meditation in the morning. I find it comfortable to sit in my underwear, but I’ve been thinking about meditating while naked. This is a new idea…
Frank Answers About Gnosticism, Mysticism, Contemplation, and Meditation
Frank,How would you say mysticism, or even non-discursive contemplation, differ from gnosticism?Thanks!-- Brian Frank (attempts) a brief answer: Gnosticism, mysticism, and contemplation are huge categories, with extensive literature, and varied…
Frank Answers About Nakedness and Modesty
I'm amazed that a pastor would tackle the kind of questions about sexuality that you do, and also include so many images of naked bodies. I wonder if you could…
Frank Answers About Nudity and Pornography
This article was posted on the old blog during the pandemic (on 12/27/2020). I thought it was an interesting question and a topic that is worth retrieving with some amendment…
Frank Answers About Toxic Masculinity
Question: There’s been a lot of discussion about “toxic masculinity” in recent decades. Is this just the critique of masculinity by feminists or has masculinity always been toxic? Frank answers:…
Frank Preaches on Marriage and Divorce
June has been traditionally the month for weddings. I am posting here a sermon I preached in 2021 based on lectionary readings that came up later in the summer. Texts:…
Frank Preaches About the Return of a Prodigal World
The parable of the prodigal son was the Gospel on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, Year C. I gave it an environmental twist and present it here at the beginning…
