by David Jacob Smith | Jan 13, 2014 | Personal Growth, Spiritual Development
I have the privilege of being part of a church culture in which honoring others and living out our lives from our identity in Christ are core values. It is an inherently positive and affirming environment. It helps to produce within the lives of individuals a view of...
by David Jacob Smith | Jan 25, 2013 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
For the majority of my life I have been on a personal quest to become what I would call a non-religious follower of Jesus Christ. Let me explain. When God became man in the person of Jesus of Nazareth, he did so, not to found a new world religion[1] but rather to...
by David Jacob Smith | Jul 19, 2012 | Life Purpose, Personal Growth, Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
What is needed in our life to propel us toward our potential and destiny in Christ? What are the qualities or essential ingredients which contribute to realizing all God has prepared for us to walk in? I was reflecting on this question today and I came up with the...
by David Jacob Smith | Jun 30, 2011 | Spiritual Development
I believe people can change. More significantly I believe people can be transformed. I believe this because transformation is held out as both a promise and an expectation Christ has for those of us who have chosen to follow him. I believe it because I have personally...
by David Jacob Smith | Apr 6, 2011 | Life Purpose, Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
I am not talking about where you are geographically at this moment. Rather, where are you with your life? Interestingly, this is the very first question God asked man. “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9). Adam had managed to get himself into a rather awkward predicament....
by David Jacob Smith | Oct 30, 2010 | Life Purpose, Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
What course is your life set on? Based on your life’s current trajectory (the sum total of your actions and choices), where do you think you will be five or ten years from now. In one sense, it’s really rather easy to predict. But where do you want to be? The answer...
