“Do not eat from that tree or you will die.” When you think about it, the one, simple command God gave the first two humans sounds a bit strange. I…
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Sweet Tea and Truth
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithAhhh…sweet tea. There’s nothing like it on Earth. If you need proof that God loves us, just take a swig of some really good sweet tea. Sweet tea is…
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Tertullian’s Prayer
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“We pray for all the emperors, that God may grant them long life, a secure government, a prosperous family, vigorous troops, a faithful senate, an obedient people; that the whole…
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G. A. Smith on the Old Testament
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“What was indispensable to the Redeemer must always be indispensable to the redeemed.”
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Being Good Will Never Be Good Enough
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithMillions of people – perhaps billions – believe they can win God’s approval and earn eternal life by “being good” – even if they’ve “been bad” in the past. Their…
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Alexis de Tocqueville on Government
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot.”
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Tim Keller on the Cross
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithTo the first Adam God said, “Obey Me about the Tree and I will bless you” – and Adam didn’t do it. But to the second Adam He says, “Obey…
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The Bible and Trail Mix
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithAll men might be created equal…but the same thing can’t be said about the ingredients in trail mix. A single bag of trail mix may contain 8-10 different elements. Standard…
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Bird Watching
by davidrsmithby davidrsmithAnxiety. It’s the most common form of mental illness in our country. A whopping 40 million adults complain of an anxiety disorder of some kind, and sadly, research says that…
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Vance Havner on the Gospel
by davidrsmithby davidrsmith“If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.”