Posts by Mr. Geoff Smith
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Thinking Through Tech
Technology is an ever-changing target. It seems that as soon as the latest iPhone or Samsung is officially placed on sale, rumors of the next one are already in the press. We easily acknowledge that this technology has immense potential for both great evil and great good, and have probably experienced a bit of both. But how do we as adults teach ourselves and the younger…
What Israel Lacked in Numbers 11
A shepherding tool of San Gabriel Community Church06MAY What Israel Lacked in Numbers 11 Posted by Mr. Geoff Smith under UncategorizedI can recite Philippians 4:13 in Italian. Ironically, for some reason I find it a tad easier to recite in Italian than in English. Other than the word “prego”, I don’t really know much…
One of the Respectable Sins…
First of all, Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Yes, I wore green, though in years past I usually forgot to don the one color most associated with my birth country. However, although I still somewhat petulantly believe that being born in Ireland should absolve one of having to wear green on St. Paddy’s Day, the drama that I receive (and pinches; that’s assault btw)…
One of my favorite saints…
Biblical Dating: Is there such a thing?
We have just started a short series on dating in high school on Wednesday night. It’s been a while since we’ve gone through the topic together. No matter how many times we walk through this topic, I’m always a bit surprised to find how much of the world has tinged or even taken over our understanding of relationships of any kind. That said, there are…
21 Words for Fathers
I was originally trying to post this for Father’s Day, but better late then never! This is a fairly short clip from a Pastor named Douglas Wilson. Many of you will be familiar with him, but for those who aren’t, he’s one of my favorite guys to listen to. He is especially helpful to me in regard to the resources he provides on Biblical manhood.…
Walking Through Sin with Someone You Love
Dealing with sin is hard work, and messy. We know this both from the sin in our own lives, and from interacting with others. Dealing with sin in our family — those closest to us — is even harder, and can be even messier. And yet, these are the people God has brought into our lives to walk through these processes with: to whom we minister, and by whom we are…
Feed Your Heart. Feed It! (Scottish Accent)
This blog post title is informed by the Scotts Lawn Care commercials with the Scottish guy named Scott, I believe. I thought of it when I recently read an article entitled A Bible Reading Plan for Readers. The article’s main theme is that we should go after scripture and devour it in big clumps. It has always seemed strange to me that we would read scripture so…
A Different Kind of Family Plan…
Pornography: Not something we like to discuss, I know. But this is a incredibly pervasive sin, and not talking about it, just allows the sin to remain hidden. So many of us struggle with this, and yet, most of us have no intention of talking with anyone about it. However, as Elihu says in Job 34:21, God knows: “For his eyes are on the ways of a man,…
Dis Ciple Ship
The word discipleship is to Christianity what the phrase “based on a true story” is to Hollywood. It could mean almost anything… Or at least that what it seems. This word gets bandied about quite a bit, but what do we mean when we use it? Hard question to answer, because in reality, discipleship covers a lot of legitimate ground in the Christian life.…
I’d Rather Have Jesus…
John Calvin is quoted as saying that our hearts are “idol factories”, in other words, we find ways to continually turn things into idols. An idol is essentially a created thing that we make an ultimate thing. For some, sports is one of these things. Most of us probably know that “guy” or maybe that “girl” for whom sports is the end…