Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. I have been thinking lately about my relationship with Christ and where I would be without Him. I almost hate to consider the question – any answer would be too bleak – but for […]
Commemorating the 501st anniversary of Martin Luther’s 95 theses BY W. THOMAS SMITH JR. [An abridged version of this story was published, Oct. 2017, in Columbia Metropolitan magazine.] FIVE HUNDRED AND ONE YEARS AGO THIS MONTH (specifically October 31, 1517), a […]
Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. (Originally published at MidlandsLife, September 13, 2015) IN NEARLY ALL THE FILM ADAPTATIONS OF THE LIFE OF JESUS – including the acclaimed HBO mini-series The Bible (2013) and The Passion of the Christ (2004) […]
Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. I’VE SHARED THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE with a few friends and family members, but for personal reasons I have never written about it beyond a hastily scrawled email I sent to my pastor, Oct. 13, […]
Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. CHURCH ATTENDANCE IS AN UNUSUALLY EMPOWERING ACTIVITY (please excuse the now-hackneyed word, “empowering”). I’m speaking not evangelistically, but as a matter of experience. It’s nothing short of wondrous: Dare I say it? Miraculous. This […]
HOW BIBLE VERSE MEMORIZATION HAS STRENGTHENED MY WALK WITH CHRIST Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. Memorizing Bible verses is something relatively new to me. In fact, it wasn’t until about four years ago that I began to recognize any […]
“THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD.” – Psalm 19:1a Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. I LOVE THE NIGHTTIME STARS, always have. If nothing else, stars remind me of James 1:17, which says, “Every good thing given and every […]
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. MOST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY OF CHRIST’S CRUCIFIXION. But I think far too-often we tend to gloss over the significance and lessons to be learned in some of the more salient points […]
Commentary by W. Thomas Smith Jr. [This article was originally published at NationsDefense, December 15, 2017] THE BIBLICAL STORY OF THE MAGI (wise men or three kings) is perhaps one of the most fascinating tales of adventure, mystery, faith and […]
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