The power of one little girl

May 8, 2020 editorial staff 1

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

April 4, 2020 editorial staff 0

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 […]

Conceivable conversation with God

January 25, 2019 editorial staff 0

By W. Thomas Smith, Jr. I think a conversation with God might go something like this. Me: Lord, I am so anxious and afraid. GOD: “Have I not commanded you, be strong and courageous. Do not tremble or be dismayed” […]

What is Truth?

September 19, 2018 editorial staff 0

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) […]