Frank Answers About Lent and the Belly
Lent begins and ends with the belly. The Gospel reading on the First Sunday in Lent is the story of Jesus fasting in the wilderness and being tempted by the…
Lent begins and ends with the belly. The Gospel reading on the First Sunday in Lent is the story of Jesus fasting in the wilderness and being tempted by the…
In your Frank Answers dealing with the practices of Lent you stress the practice of fasting. Fasting is a problem for many people today. We don’t receive much guidance from…
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…
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…
In a few months I will be eighty years old. Am I old yet? When people find out my age, they say I look younger than I am. I can’t…
Question: I was intrigued by your example of embodied prayer in your blog article “About Masturbation and Prayer.” Did you get this idea from someplace or did you make it up? There…
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…
I received and answered this question about a low libido during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It may still be relevant in some situations today. We are not living post-COVID yet. I…
There is a relationship between wind and spirit. In the Genesis 1 creation story they are one and the same. As a liturgist I have an interest in the seasons…
It’s that time of the year when we yearn to be outdoors. Those of us who live in cities seek parks and other natural urban spaces. But we’re a long…