by Drew Smith | Nov 4, 2011 | Opinion
Many Protestant Christians celebrated Oct. 31 as Reformation Day, the day that commemorates a little known German monk, Martin Luther, who may or may not have posted his infamous Ninety-Five Theses on a church door in Wittenberg on Oct. 31, 1517. This act challenged...
by Drew Smith | Oct 3, 2011 | Opinion
The Gospels are replete with stories of Jesus’ many encounters with the religious leaders in Jerusalem, and not all of them were pleasant. Jesus and these religious leaders debated and argued on just about every religious issue of the day. Healing on the...
by Drew Smith | Sep 28, 2011 | Opinion
It seems that as the gap between the very rich and everyone else grows, many of those who are wealthy have taken defensive positions that expose how out of touch they really are. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has suggested that not only are the rich getting richer,...
by Drew Smith | Sep 23, 2011 | Opinion
The heart of Jesus’ message is the desire for peace. At one level, Jesus called people to follow him as a path to finding peace with God. Yet, at a more experiential level, Jesus called people to be at peace with one another. Indeed, in the Sermon on the Mount...
by Drew Smith | Aug 15, 2011 | Opinion
Any casual reader of the Gospels knows that Jesus said a great deal about wealth and possessions. In fact, he said more about money and care for the poor than any other subject. Jesus constantly provoked his hearers with radical ideas about wealth and possessions –...
