by Drew Smith | Jan 2, 2013 | Opinion
I have never been one to make serious resolutions for each new year. I am not opposed to making such resolutions, and I am certainly not cynical about those who make them and seriously try to keep them; I have just never really felt the need to make them. Yet, as we...
by Drew Smith | Dec 28, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is the fourth part of a four-part Advent/Christmas series from the Gospel of Mark on waiting, hearing, repenting and believing. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. The biblical stories are replete with calls to...
by Drew Smith | Dec 21, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is the third part of a four-part Advent series from the Gospel of Mark on waiting, hearing, repenting and believing. Read part one here and part two here. In following the Gospel of Mark’s opening, what I have called Mark’s...
by Drew Smith | Dec 14, 2012 | Opinion
Editor’s note: This column is the second part of a four-part Advent series from the Gospel of Mark on waiting, hearing, repenting and believing. Read part one here. The fundamental statement of belief from ancient Israel’s history is found in Deuteronomy...
by Drew Smith | Dec 7, 2012 | Opinion
The word Advent comes from the Latin word meaning “coming,” and the season that bears this title consists of the four Sundays before Christmas that look with anticipation to the coming of Christ. While we celebrate this time as a time of looking forward to...
