by David Jacob Smith | Dec 26, 2008 | Life Purpose, Personal Reflections
I love the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”. I just watched it again for the umpteenth time a few evenings ago. It’s a Christmas season staple on T.V. There are a number of reasons why I love this movie. It has all the makings of a really great...
by David Jacob Smith | Nov 24, 2008 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
I am reading a great little book by Mark Driscoll entitled, “Vintage Jesus”. The author does a great job of presenting the timeless truths of the person of Jesus while targeting his message to teens and twenties. Though the language is a bit edgy in...
by David Jacob Smith | Nov 16, 2008 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
Have you ever wished you could get your mind around a certain issue or subject, really understand and master it? This happens to me all the time. There are so many things I wish I could understand, wrap my mind around, and feel like I really know the issue or the...
by David Jacob Smith | Nov 8, 2008 | Personal Reflections
April 8, 2007 Recently I was thinking about the term “institutionalized” and how it relates to the predominate form of Christianity as practiced here in the West. One of the uses of the word references individuals who have been incarcerated the majority of their...
by David Jacob Smith | Nov 8, 2008 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
March 15, 2007 In one of the gospel accounts there is a story of Jesus visiting the home of two sisters Mary and Martha. While Martha busied herself preparing a meal for Jesus and his disciples, Mary was sitting at Jesus’ feet intently listening to his every word....
by David Jacob Smith | Nov 7, 2008 | Personal Reflections
I’m 59 years old and find myself in yet another life transition. About six weeks ago the company I had worked for for the past three and half years terminated my position due to the difficult economic times we are in. Since my livelihood has primarily been in...
