by Drew Smith | Jun 11, 2010 | Opinion
The book of Acts includes two summary passages that describe the character of the first century church (Acts 2:42-45 and 4:32-37). In both references, Luke, the author of Acts, narrates that the early believers gathered for worship, prayer, fellowship and the breaking...
by Drew Smith | May 12, 2010 | Opinion
In Acts 10, Peter encounters a vision while he is at prayer – a vision that brought about a radical shift not only in Peter’s life, but also in the movement that would become known as Christianity. In that experience, Peter came to realize that ethnic, racial...
by Drew Smith | May 5, 2010 | Opinion
I am a social justice Christian. I declare this neither because I can say it better than others nor because such a movement needs my voice to be effective. I want to join a growing chorus of voices that can bring attention to the need for social justice in this...
by Drew Smith | Apr 16, 2010 | Opinion
Since the early days of the movement that would become known as Christianity, the story of the resurrection of Jesus has been celebrated across many Christian traditions throughout the span of church history. If there is one thing that unites all Christians around the...
by Drew Smith | Mar 31, 2010 | Opinion
The Gospels are stories. That seems like an obvious statement, but making it may help us understand how to become better readers of these stories. Instead of viewing them only as historical records of what happened in Jesus’ life and ministry, we should treat...
