THE VERY BEST LIST
Depressed? Don’t despair: You’re in very good company By W. Thomas Smith Jr. CHRISTMAS DAY 2022 – The song says, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” And it is. It’s also a time when loss, failure, rejection, and […]
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AN OASIS IN EVERY WEEK: Thoughts about the Sabbath
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. I wish we Christians observed the Sabbath (the Lord’s Day) the way in which so many of our Jewish brethren observe Shabbat. We all need rest, a refocusing on the things of God, and a […]
Stop judging Christians
A LETTER TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE DIFFERENTLY THAN WE By W. Thomas Smith Jr. STOP JUDGING CHRISTIANS who committedly try to live daily for the Lord, who embrace His Holy Word, and who are unapologetic about sharing His Word with others. […]
The power of one little girl
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. THERE’S SOMETHING TO BE SAID about spiritual interconnectivity within a community of believers. This truth came to light for me as a direct (even indirect) result of the recent dreadful illness of my friend Rob […]
FORTY DAYS WITH THE SHOFAR
HOW A CHRISTIAN MAN HAS BEEN BLESSED BY AN ANCIENT JEWISH ANIMAL-HORN By W. Thomas Smith Jr. IN THE MIDST OF THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC – with all of its open-ended uncertainty, health concerns, job concerns, global market volatility, up-ended lives […]
The experience of church
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 […]