Pastor’s Blog
Devotionals and reflections from Pastor Jason — updated automatically as new posts publish.
A Word to Young Men
In 1865, a bishop named J. C. Ryle wrote a book called Thoughts for Young Men. Don’t let the humble title fool you. Despite…
Read →Baptism Is about New Life
The ordinance of baptism illustrates our freedom and new life in Jesus Christ. It’s an outward picture of what has taken place in our…
Read →Why Bible Memorization Might Just Change Your Life
In recent years, neuroscience has opened some previously locked doors into our understanding of the brain. As a Christian, I love to learn what…
Read →The First and Second Comings of Christ
This last week, I preached a message at Grace Point on the end times, a subject formally known as eschatology. I’m pretty sure it’s…
Read →5 Common Myths about Marriage
My wife, Whitney, and I recently celebrated 13 years of marriage. Over those 13 years, God has been so very gracious, and I cannot…
Read →The Hypocritical, the Half-Hearted, and the Hungry for God
In the musical The Greatest Showman, P. T. Barnum (Hugh Jackman) assembles a group of social misfits and turns them into a team of…
Read →A Prayer for the United States at 250 Years
Our Father in Heaven, We, Your Church, come before You in humility, gratitude, and hope. Lord, without question You have blessed the United States…
Read →Overcoming Anxiety by Delighting in God
Why do we get anxious? What’s the root cause? A recent report said in the United States, “anxiety disorders are the most common mental…
Read →What Kind of Christian Will You Be?
“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12, NIV) Every day you make a choice that…
Read →What Is the Gospel?
The gospel is the story that Christians have to tell the world. It’s the message of salvation for a world that is spiritually adrift.…
Read →Remember Whose You Are
So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own…
Read →One Thing
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.” (Philippians 3:8, ESV) The Apostle Paul had…
Read →Learning to Pray from Jesus
Nearly every Christian I’ve talked to would like to grow in their prayer life. And who better to learn from than Jesus of Nazareth?…
Read →How Teachable Are You?
“Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.” (Proverbs 3:7, ESV) As long as we are still…
Read →The Living Hope of the Resurrection
It’s become popular for intellectual types to say things like “the resurrection of Jesus is a symbol of hope.” The problem for many is…
Read →What Is Your Next Step?
One of the most familiar metaphors in Scripture is walking with God. From the earliest pages, we learn that Adam and Eve would walk…
Read →The Secret to a Joy-Filled Life
Americans are reportedly lacking in joy. A recent survey found that young Americans (under 30) have especially seen a decline in happiness. While nearly…
Read →How Can I Be Sure I’m Going to Heaven?
It’s hard to trust every promise you hear these days. Most of us have had the experience of someone breaking a promise they made…
Read →Why Does Jesus Call Us “Sheep”?
“The sheep follow the shepherd, for they know his voice.” (John 10:4) One of my spiritual mentors who has discipled me while I was…
Read →Why Are Matthew’s and Luke’s Genealogies So Different?
Modern Americans aren’t as fascinated with genealogies as ancient Jewish people. It’s true that many have done ancestry research. My Grammy Smith did some…
Read →Why Your Words Carry So Much Weight for Your Spouse
In our busy, technology-saturated, and fast-paced 21st century world, we need clarity on what to prioritize in life. Sometimes, we have to say “No”…
Read →Am I Good Enough?
This is the question lurking just below the surface in every human heart. Have I done enough? Do people accept me for who I…
Read →Rearranging Deck Chairs or Being Salt and Light?
Many Christians are disheartened when they look around at how our American culture has become more secular and, in many ways, anti-Christian in everything…
Read →Will Your Children Learn about Sex from You or the World?
I love being a dad. Hardly anything in life gives me more joy than spending time with my kids, whether it be wrestling with…
Read →Failure Is Never Final
Before Jonas Salk discovered the vaccine for polio, he had to fail 200 times. When he was asked how he felt about those 200…
Read →It Will Cost You Everything
In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be My disciples. (Luke 14:33, ESV) In the…
Read →What Did Jesus Look Like?
Recently, I was reading a Bible storybook to my 5-year-old son, Ryan, that was filled with realistic pictures of Jesus in various scenes from…
Read →Charlie Kirk, Evil, and the Hope of Jesus Christ
One of the most common objections to Christianity I hear is the problem of evil. How could a good God allow so much evil…
Read →Who Is Discipling You?
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.…
Read →The Supremely Happy God
So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every…
Read →God, the Bible, and Miracles: For My Skeptical Friends
In the last couple months, I have been preaching from the Book of Joshua. Joshua is a book full of epic battles and miraculous…
Read →Why Jesus Prayed for Unity
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be…
Read →Work: Blessing or Curse?
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. (Genesis 2:15, ESV) In…
Read →What Hope Does God Offer Families of Flood Victims?
This last Friday (the 4th of July), flash flooding devastated central Texas. As of this writing, there are 104 confirmed deaths, including 27 campers…
Read →A Buddhist Encounters Jesus
Some of my favorite books to read are memoirs of people who have come to faith in Jesus Christ. There is something powerful about…
Read →Jesus and Fakers
The more I get to know Jesus the more I see His laserlike ability to see past externals and appearances to each person’s heart.…
Read →Finishing the Race for Heaven’s Applause
This last Sunday my father retired after 40 years of pastoral ministry. As a young pastor myself, I was reminded of how blessed I…
Read →The Fear of Death and the God of Life
Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.” (John 11:25, BSB)…
Read →Why Read the Bible in a Year?
The Bible is a massive book. Actually, it’s a library of 66 different books of various genres, written by around 40 different authors from…
Read →The Man Jesus Called “Dad”
If there is one truth that Christians have always believed about Christmas it is that Jesus was conceived not by natural human means, but…
Read →Praying When God Seems Distant
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” (Romans 12:12, ESV) For many people, the only prayer they practice is a…
Read →The Nations Rage, but Jesus Reigns
With the 2024 U. S. presidential election fast approaching, many people are feeling anxious about our nation’s uncertain future. Who will lead our country…
Read →How We Got Our Bible
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly…
Read →Begin with God
What we prioritize determines the course of our lives. There’s a simple law of reality that says, “If you don’t set your priorities, someone…
Read →Light in a Dark World
“And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works…
Read →Are You a Cultural Christian?
“In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind” (John 1:4). Recently, I heard someone use a phrase I often…
Read →What Is God’s Plan for Jewish People?
“Note then the kindness and the severity of God.” (Romans 11:22, ESV) Not long ago, my friend Matt and I were on Oregon State’s…
Read →Going Through a Rough Patch?
One of the biggest ways our enemy, the devil, will try to sabotage our walk with Jesus is through painting God as uncaring or…
Read →Is the Bible Still Relevant Today?
“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of…
Read →What Does It Mean to Walk with God?
One of the best ways to get to know someone is to go hiking together. I mean, really, what better way to bond than…
Read →Praying Like Elijah
“For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to…
Read →The Bible’s Enduring Authority and Our Perennial Questions
Picture the scene. A seasoned fisherman has labored all night, but he and his team have come up empty. Out of the blue, an…
Read →Walk by the Spirit
Sin is always selfish. We may find ways to justify it, rationalize it, and make excuses for it. But in the end, sin is…
Read →Suicide and the Serious Business of Heaven
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:11, ESV)…
Read →The Danger of Delayed Discipleship
Throughout my life, I can think of several dates when the plans for my day were totally upended. The death of a relative. An…
Read →Does Your Soul Thirst for God?
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.…
Read →God Invented Romance
Marriage is central to the storyline of the Bible. From its earliest chapters, we see that God created the man and the woman for…
Read →Speaking the Truth in Love about Abortion
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that…
Read →Why Does the Virgin Conception Matter?
I always want to encourage my fellow Christians that theology is not a stuffy subject reserved for uptight scholars to study in their ivory…
Read →Should We Teach Our Kids about Santa?
Santa Claus is coming to town. He’s back in the shopping malls and showing up at various holiday events. The jolly old, white-bearded guy…
Read →Leading Well Is Loving Well
As a pastor, I know I need regular reminders to stay faithful to the Lord, to not compromise my convictions, and to love those…
Read →Are You Looking Forward to Christ’s Return?
A couple weeks ago, I experienced the joy of reunion. I spent the previous week hunting deer in Wyoming and was glad to be…
Read →40 Marks of Men Committed to the Truth
Many Christians today are concerned about the direction our culture has been going for some time now. Some are agitated, some anxious. I’ve spoken…
Read →Men of Consequence
“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a…
Read →Peace-Loving Wisdom in a World Gone Mad
“And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.” (James 3:18, ESV) Our world is full of conflict. Employees…
Read →What Is the New Birth?
David Wilkerson was an evangelist who followed God’s call to preach the gospel to the inner-city gangs of New York City. When Wilkerson first…
Read →How to Overcome Failure
We sometimes hope we can run away from past failure instead of facing up to it so that we can move forward. Failure in…
Read →Love Keeps No Record of Wrongs
In his book, Christian Living in the Home, Christian psychologist Jay Adams describes a time a marriage counselor sat down with a couple. Throughout…
Read →The Purpose of God’s Law
A cartoon depicts Moses standing on top of God’s mountain, holding the two tablets of the Ten Commandments. With a big grin spread across…
Read →The Mission Is to Multiply
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…” (Matthew 28:18, ESV) Every major company in the world today has a mission statement. Mission statements…
Read →Experiencing the Reality of the Resurrection
It is remarkable to consider the numerous testimonies of skeptical scholars who set out to disprove the whole story of Jesus and His resurrection,…
Read →The Coffin Is a Better Teacher than the Crib
The Bible’s message could be boiled down to this: Live every day in light of the end. Everyone dies, but most people live in…
Read →Responding to Common Atheist Objections
“For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his…
Read →The Right Time to Pray Is Now
Our world tends to think of prayer as the last resort. We go to prayer when we are desperate. It’s amazing how tragedies drive…
Read →The Grace Opportunity
Many are familiar with Jesus’ famous words: “First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to…
Read →A Gay Man Surrenders to Jesus
“What about homosexuality? What is your church’s stance on it? Is it a sin or not?” This is the question that Becket Cook, a…
Read →Answering a Muslim’s Challenge to Jesus
A Muslim friend of mind recently recommended I read the 2019 book Apostate: From Christianity to Islam in times of secularization and terror, written…
Read →How Humility Leads to Joy
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3, ESV) Recently, I was talking with…
Read →Is Christianity a Force for Good or Evil?
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put…
Read →Strangers in Our Own World
In October 2019, the Pew Research Center released a major new report called “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace.” The research…
Read →Press On
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that…
Read →Faithful, Not Flashy nor Fickle
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of…
Read →Are We Living in the End Times?
“The end of all things is near.” (1 Peter 4:7, NIV) Many Christians today are asking the question: “Are we living in the end…
Read →The Declaration of Creation
Recently, my family and I stopped to feast our eyes on an exquisite sunset, complete with a bright glowing blend of red, orange, and…
Read →The Kind of Person God Blesses
Those immersed in the modern world of dating are often encouraged to look for the ideal man or woman of their dreams. Online dating…
Read →The Rich Will Fade Away
As a society, we tend to revere the wealthy even while denying that fact, don’t we? Sure, some may say, “Down with the rich!”…
Read →The Affectionate Husband
“You have captured my heart, my treasure, my bride. You hold it hostage with one glance of your eyes, with a single jewel of…
Read →Grace First
From the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, He went around healing, teaching, and calling people to follow Him. When people followed Jesus, they began a…
Read →A Word Fitly Spoken
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is…
Read →12 Reasons to Believe that Jesus Rose from the Dead
From its beginning, the Christian movement has been rooted in the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. No other religion or faith tradition so powerfully…
Read →The Amazing Grace of God
“Amazing grace! How sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found;Was blind, but now I see.” Thus…
Read →Death I Do Not Shrink From
For most people in the world, the grave is a terrifying prospect. Not many like to even think about it, but we all know…
Read →The Power of the Word
Micah Wilder is a former Mormon missionary who was powerfully transformed by Christ during his two-year mission trip in Florida. While a Mormon missionary,…
Read →Immanuel
At the end of Jim Carrey’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas, the Grinch recognizes that despite taking all the presents of Whoville, he hadn’t…
Read →What Do the Christmas Prophecies Tell Us about God?
Parents love to see their children eagerly expecting the arrival of Christmas. They get Advent calendars with the countdown to Christmas and share in…
Read →Why We Need the Hope of Christmas
One of the sure signs that the Christmas season is upon us is all the twinkling lights that suddenly adorn nearby homes and businesses.…
Read →No Ultimate Accidents
Here’s a fun thought experiment. Think through all the things in your life that had to occur just so in order for you to…
Read →Why Thanksgiving Matters
One might expect that when a nation is deeply divided, few blessings can emerge. Strongly held conflicting views spill over on social media and…
Read →The Hope of a New Beginning
You cannot change the past. This is a hard truth for many who can still feel the sting from past blunders, embarrassments, and betrayals.…
Read →True Manliness
Have you heard of Moto-X freestyle motocross? It’s the sport where guys jump motorcycles over buildings and hang from the handlebars with their feet…
Read →God, Government, and the King of Kings
Politics can be a tough subject to broach. Many of us know what it’s like to sit down for a nice family Thanksgiving or…
Read →Why Should I Be Baptized?
With the sun beating down on his head, a bronze-skinned man steps out onto the river bank. His lower half is still drenched and…
Read →The Complex Emotion of Anger
Uh-oh. There’s that feeling again. It’s like a deep tremor welling up inside. A volcano with growing subterranean pressure. We all know what it’s…
Read →What Is Repentance and Why Does It Matter?
Charles Colson was once known as President Richard Nixon’s “hatchet man.” He earned that moniker through his relentless, no-nonsense way of executing the president’s…
Read →What Is the Kingdom of God?
If someone was to ask you what the main theme of Jesus Christ’s teaching was during His earthly ministry, how would you respond? Would…
Read →The Transformed Life that Pleases God
How exactly do good works fit in with the life of a Christian? Many have wrestled with this concept, oftentimes setting faith and works…
Read →The Quest for Happiness
There are some pretty funny TV commercials out there. I’m sometimes amazed by the creativity of those marketing gurus. In one Kia car commercial…
Read →The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart
God clearly cares about our hearts. Throughout the Bible, we read about the significance of the heart. The heart is the seat of all…
Read →Is There Evidence for the Exodus? (Part 2)
“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.” (Exodus 20:2, ESV)…
Read →Is There Evidence for the Exodus? (Part 1)
Modern scholars often assume the massive migration of Hebrew slaves out of Egypt recorded in the biblical book of Exodus never happened. The Exodus…
Read →First Love Forsaken
Perhaps one of the saddest things to witness is when one spouse says to another, “I just don’t love you anymore.” It’s especially heartbreaking…
Read →Are Science and Christianity Friends or Foes?
“Great are the works of the LORD; they are pondered by all who delight in them.” (Psalm 111:2) Many today take it for granted…
Read →Called to Be Distinct
The Bible describes Christians as citizens of Heaven who are called to live as exiles in the world. To belong to Jesus is to…
Read →How Do I Know if I’m Struggling with Pride?
“To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.” (Proverbs 8:13, NIV) Pride. It never…
Read →Why Honoring Parents Still Matters
The family is the basic unit of society. Our family background and experiences inevitably shape the way we view the world, for good or…
Read →Can We Have Assurance of Salvation?
By Jason Smith One of the most common questions Christians have is: “How can I be sure that I’m really saved? How can I…
Read →Seeking God with All Your Heart
By Jason Smith Life is filled with distractions that pull us away from what matters most. We all know this. Most likely, there have…
Read →How Gender Theory Hijacks the Conscience
Identity is a crucial term in the gender debate going on today. The core question being asked is: “How does someone identify?” One lesson…
Read →The Cry from the Cross
By Jason Smith From Christianity’s inception, critics have wondered why believers put so much focus on the cross. It’s easy to see why this…
Read →What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?
By Jason Smith Some might ask, “Why bring up the Bible when we talk about abortion? Isn’t that a political debate?” Many people would…
Read →How Can I Know God’s Will for My Life?
By Jason Smith If you’re a Christian, it is in you to want to do what pleases God. You don’t want to oppose His…
Read →Is the Jesus Story Really Borrowed from Pagan Myths?
By Jason Smith From the very birth of Christianity, the church has always believed in the virgin conception of Jesus Christ. It is part…
Read →The Cradle in the Shadow of the Cross
By Jason Smith During the Christmas season, our schedule is often crammed with all the festivities to attend, gifts to deliver, and shopping to…
Read →Is Original Sin a Biblical Idea?
By Jason Smith One of the hardest Christian doctrines to swallow is that of original sin. To many, it sounds old-fashioned, pessimistic, and puritanical.…
Read →Beware a Critical Spirit
By Jason Smith “What gives you the right to judge?” If you’ve lived in the United States for almost any amount of time, there’s…
Read →Living in Daily Dependence on God
By Jason Smith As our team walked across the dirt path, mounds of trash stood high on either side of us. A putrid smell…
Read →Should I Live My Truth?
By Jason Smith We live in an age of “anything goes” when it comes to religion or spirituality. If it warms your heart or…
Read →Did Jesus Descend into Hell?
By Jason Smith With great emotion, intensity in his eyes, and a distinct southern drawl, the preacher on television vividly described the scene. “Now…
Read →What Does It Mean to Turn the Other Cheek?
By Jason Smith I have had several conversations recently with other Christians who have considered the question: “Is it ever right for a Christian…
Read →Praying to God in Secret
By Jason Smith “But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret.…
Read →Is the Sermon on the Mount for Christians Today?
By Jason Smith “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house…
Read →Mothers Are a Gift from God
By Jason Smith Honor her for all that her hands have done, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate. (Proverbs…
Read →Spirit-Empowered Relationships
By Jason Smith “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” (Ephesians 4:3) Several years ago, a…
Read →Did Jesus Claim to Be God?
“But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” (Matthew 16:15, BSB) When Jesus was on earth, He warned His followers…
Read →Wired for Community
From the moment we emerge from our mother’s womb, we crave closeness and connection. New mothers are encouraged to practice skin-to-skin contact to bond…
Read →When a Christian Leader Falls
In the past several months, there has been an outside investigation into sexual misconduct allegations of Ravi Zacharias, who was a well-known and sought…
Read →The Surprise of Christmas
During the Christmas season, my wife, Whitney, and I like to sit down and enjoy a good holiday movie together. Frequently, we turn to…
Read →Jesus Was a Fetus
“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.” (Luke 1:31, NIV) In the ancient world, human…
Read →Every Reason for Gratitude
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” (Psalm 118:1, NIV) We are entering the season of gratitude, but,…
Read →The Secret Sauce for Happiness
You are on a quest for happiness. From the moment you entered this world, you’ve had this impulse. Deep within your soul, you have…
Read →Balancing Grace and Truth
As an evangelical Christian in 21st century America, the constant challenge I find myself in is learning to balance grace and truth. As followers…
Read →The Self-Giving Love of God
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (John 15:13, KJV) It is impossible to…
Read →Through the Lens of Eternity
By Jason Smith Perseverance is a powerful thing. It can make or break an individual. And it can make or break your trust in…
Read →Set Free from Fear
By Jason Smith “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”…
Read →Hope for Racial Reconciliation Today
By Derek L. Jackson and Jason Smith Our hope in this article is to set the stage for how to think about racism in…
Read →Building Bridges by Listening
By Jason Smith “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.” (James 1:19) Right now our world is…
Read →Dads, Build Them Up
By Jason Smith While growing up, you likely heard someone say, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.”…
Read →New Mercies Every Morning
By Jason Smith Sometimes people assume that the stories found in the Bible are always otherworldly, with every page being filled with outlandish miracles,…
Read →For Grandma Bettie
By Jason Smith Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. (Proverbs 31:30) Last…
Read →What Did Jesus Think of the Bible?
By Jason Smith It’s an intriguing question, isn’t it? Just what did the carpenter from Nazareth think of the writings that Christians today call…
Read →Why I Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus
By Jason Smith Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it…
Read →Our Anthem Is Hope
By Jason Smith “And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom…
Read →God Will See Us Through
By Jason Smith “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18) These are tumultuous times. Many are…
Read →Making Sense of the Coronavirus
By Jason Smith For many of us, the Coronavirus has become a source for fear and anxiety. In addition to the countless large events…
Read →Turn Your “Who Am I?” into “Here I Am.”
By Jason Smith Fear is a poison that paralyzes us. It locks us in a prison of our own making. It holds us back…
Read →Who Wrote the Fourth Gospel?
By Jason Smith There are numerous cases in the New Testament of two or more individuals sharing the same name. That can be confusing,…
Read →God Cannot Be Mocked
By Jason Smith I remember like it was yesterday the drive back from the coast with two of my long-time buddies, Andy and Daniel.…
Read →The Mystery of Mars and Venus
By Jason Smith “That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”…
Read →Does God Get Jealous?
By Jason Smith “Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for…
Read →God’s Answer to Discouragement
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in…
Read →A Tribute to C. S. Lewis
By Jason Smith C. S. Lewis was born 121 years ago this Friday, November 29, 2019. I am one of many who can say…
Read →Choosing Self-Denial in a Self-Entitled World
By Jason Smith “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was…
Read →The Waiting Is the Hardest Part
By Jason Smith “A person’s days are determined; you have decreed the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed.” (Job…
Read →The Gospel We Give Our Kids
By Jason Smith “Now, brothers and sisters, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached to you, which you received and on…
Read →What to Do with that Anxiety
By Jason Smith “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time He may exalt you, casting all…
Read →Raising Boys
By Jason Smith “Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.” (Ephesians…
Read →Your Origins Matter
By Jason Smith “When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,…
Read →God Makes Science Possible
By Jason Smith Many atheist philosophers and scientists will declare reason and faith are forever locked in a battle for the minds of men.…
Read →Who Created God?
By Jason Smith “If God created the universe, then who created God?” I have lost count of the number of times I have been…
Read →God Creates by His Word
By Jason Smith “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not…
Read →Jesus Is the Promised Seed
By Jason Smith “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head,…
Read →A Lesson in Humility from My 3-Year-Old
By Jason Smith “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.” (James 4:10) My family recently returned from a trip to Fresno,…
Read →The Great Exchange
By Jason Smith “Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled…
Read →Is God Really in Control?
By Jason Smith “I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the LORD, who does all these things.”…
Read →The Remarkable Compassion of God
By Jason Smith But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him…
Read →The Holy Mystery of Christmas
By Jason Smith “He made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in…
Read →What Is God Like?
By Jason Smith “‘To whom then will you liken Me that I would be his equal?’ says the Holy One” (Isaiah 40:25). Theologian A.…
Read →How Should Christians Vote?
By Jason Smith “Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist…
Read →Love Must Be Genuine
By Jason Smith “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good” (Romans 12:9). “In my experience, the church…
Read →Eyes to See the Hurting
By Jason Smith “Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him” (Proverbs 14:31). We’ve…
Read →Where Intimacy with God Is Forged
By Jason Smith “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). This last weekend, I stood…
Read →The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
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