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Submission Number: 66
Submission ID: 8187
Submission UUID: d48fa88b-769e-499a-a539-4654b3baf29b
Submission URI: /form/elder-sage-application
Created: Fri, 04/10/2026 - 14:27
Completed: Fri, 04/10/2026 - 14:27
Changed: Fri, 04/10/2026 - 14:27
Remote IP address: 204.111.195.214
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Webform: Elder-Sage Application
Submitted to: Elder Sage Application
Roger
Franks
roger@welcomehomefrederick.com
(301) 938-0738
2254 Wetherburne Way
Frederick, MD 21702
United States
Frederick, MD 21702
United States
June
4
1950
I believe God brought this opportunity to me at this time to formalize the reality of this important stage in my life journey.
He has already put me in this mentoring role with several younger men.
My wife would surely affirm its value in my life.
I know personally a few men who have been recognized as elder-sages in our area.
And the LORD has provided a level of life experience, through failures and successes, to entrust this important assignment to me, to connect with other peers in the important task of mentoring the younger men among us.
He has already put me in this mentoring role with several younger men.
My wife would surely affirm its value in my life.
I know personally a few men who have been recognized as elder-sages in our area.
And the LORD has provided a level of life experience, through failures and successes, to entrust this important assignment to me, to connect with other peers in the important task of mentoring the younger men among us.
I am celebrating 50 years of marriage to my wonderful wife on June 19, 2026.
We have 7 adult children who, by God's mercy and grace, are all following King Jesus.
And we have 12 grandchildren, and are actively engaged with the ones who live locally.
We have 7 adult children who, by God's mercy and grace, are all following King Jesus.
And we have 12 grandchildren, and are actively engaged with the ones who live locally.
I recently attended the Waterboyz Advance Expedition 11 in eastern MD, in which the Zoweh content was used for the first time.
I have read Heart of A Warrior and am reading King Me.
I have read Heart of A Warrior and am reading King Me.
As a freshman at Ohio U. in 1967, I was so troubled by the atheism of my professors, that I started reading the Gospel of John in bed for 5 minutes each night, prefacing it with a verbal plea for Jesus to reveal Himself to me through His book, if He was real. Sometime in January 1968 I crossed an invisible line from doubt to faith, and started following Jesus as Rescuer and King.
Last Monday, while waiting for my car to be maintenanced, I was given a Spirit-prompted opening to share my Jesus story with a retired man who was raising day lilies all over his garden. He mentioned that he found a Bible recently in his mother's personal effects; I encouraged Him to read about the life and claims of Jesus, as I had first done over a half-century earlier.
Wounds - those inner scars caused primarily by words that cut into my soul by others, whether intentionally spoken or not.
Vows - Promises I have made to myself to protect me from further wounding. One example is, "I will listen well, but never share with others at an
emotional level."
Agreements - Lies I have believed about myself, often planted and watered by the voice of my unseen but real enemy. For example, "I'm a failure",
"I'm not good enough for God to fully love me".
Vows - Promises I have made to myself to protect me from further wounding. One example is, "I will listen well, but never share with others at an
emotional level."
Agreements - Lies I have believed about myself, often planted and watered by the voice of my unseen but real enemy. For example, "I'm a failure",
"I'm not good enough for God to fully love me".
My father angrily scolding me for tossing an item I saw as worthless.
I have learned over time that I needed to be very aggressive with sinful thoughts, to immediately confront, and not entertain them, whether thoughts of
lust, fear, worry, resentment, pride or selfishness, to name a few.
Memorizing and stating relevant scriptures has been the key to experiencing victory.
E.g. "Father, I ask You to destroy the fortress of (pride) in my mind, and help me capture every thought to obey You." (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
lust, fear, worry, resentment, pride or selfishness, to name a few.
Memorizing and stating relevant scriptures has been the key to experiencing victory.
E.g. "Father, I ask You to destroy the fortress of (pride) in my mind, and help me capture every thought to obey You." (2 Cor. 10:3-5).
After nearly 10 years as a pastor in Orlando, I came home and told my wife that I had nothing more to say to these dear parishioners, that I myself needed to be in a more challenging environment so that I might grow in faith. It was an Abraham and Sarah experience with God that has marked my life, and helped shape me into the man I am today.
Perhaps not formal training, but I would say my life is now characterized by this intention.
King Me, The Heart of a Warrior, The Screwtape Letters, Bondage Breaker, The Sacred Romance, The Road Back to You, Wild At Heart, Fathered By God, Mere Christianity
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