Alan Smith / October 24, 2012
5 COMMENTS
I grew up in a home where the default answer to my wants and desires was ...
Alan Smith / October 1, 2012
3 COMMENTS
“Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9, ESV) When we pray, we are to begin by addressing the Father. Where is He? He’s in heaven. ...
Alan Smith / September 25, 2012
7 COMMENTS
When it comes to “church,” it’s easy to get way too caught up in issues of style and structure. The Orthodox Church is the oldest expression of church around. Not much ...
Alan Smith / April 12, 2011
3 COMMENTS
In my last post I discussed Jesus’ teaching regarding bold persistence in prayer. In this post I want to take a look, not at Jesus’ teaching on prayer, but at his experience ...
Alan Smith / April 11, 2011
21 COMMENTS
“Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” ” (Luke 11:1, ESV) The ...
/ May 9, 2009
4 COMMENTS
My oldest child will be fourteen years old this year. Lauren is one of the brightest, nicest, and most beautiful creatures I’ve ever known. Her siblings are her only peers. I admit my ...
/ May 8, 2009
2 COMMENTS
Matt 7:7-117 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.8 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him ...
/ April 29, 2009
6 COMMENTS
Ps 139:7-107 Where can I go from Your Spirit?Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. 9 If I ...
