by Drew Smith | Feb 17, 2009 | Opinion
The Arkansas House passed a bill earlier this week that would lift a ban on guns being carried into houses of worship. The measure is now heading to the Arkansas Senate for a vote. Growing up in rural Arkansas, I have come to accept the plethora of guns in the state....
by Drew Smith | Feb 8, 2009 | Opinion
This past Wednesday, Feb. 4, would have been Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s 103rd birthday. Bonhoeffer’s story is familiar to many: a story about his resistance to a Hitler-controlled Germany and his participation in the plot to assassinate the Nazi leader. It was this public...
by Drew Smith | Jan 23, 2009 | Opinion
To use religious language to describe my thoughts on Tuesday, I felt that I was not witnessing so much the inauguration of a president, as I was participating in a revival meeting that was calling all of us to repentance, redemption and renewal. When speaking about...
by Drew Smith | Nov 25, 2008 | Opinion
Thanksgiving is more than a day. Thanksgiving is more than an attitude. Thanksgiving is a way of living. Perhaps, like many families, you and your loved ones take a few moments at the table, before you partake of the delicious food, to give every person a chance to...
by Drew Smith | Nov 20, 2008 | Opinion
We recant our faith in practice when we fail to love our neighbors and our enemies, when we neglect the poor and oppressed, and when we use abusive power against others. But what does it mean to pray, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from...
