by David Jacob Smith | Oct 9, 2010 | Life Purpose, Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
A number of years ago, now, Canon put out a commercial with the catch line, “Image is everything”. I remember thinking back then how that line captured the prevailing value of our culture. A few blogs back I wrote on how our American culture seems to be...
by David Jacob Smith | Sep 27, 2010 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
Have you ever thought about the connection between what one believes and how one behaves? What might we learn about someone by watching their behavior over a protracted period of time? All of us are really open books and to the observant we can be read fairly easily....
by David Jacob Smith | Mar 22, 2009 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
Do you view your life more as a series of events to be a part of, destinations to arrive at, and tasks to be done, than as a journey of becoming a particular kind of person? Granted, life is full of things to do, places to go, tasks to accomplish, responsibilities to...
by David Jacob Smith | Feb 17, 2009 | Personal Reflections, Spiritual Development
Needless to say, we are in tough economic times. Even with the recent passing of over a 700 billion dollar “stimulus” package, the economic prospect for our nation still does not look good. Prognosticators of all kinds are predicting at best a small...
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...
