Wildflowers, Broken Dreams and Miracle Chairs

Nathan SmithFaith, Personal Stories, Thought Provoking

It’s Spring and the sound of the lawn mower seems to reverberate all day off the houses in the neighborhood.  Everyone is coming out of hibernation and working in the flower beds and trying to put their best foot forward.  There’s much to be said for intentional pruning and development.  I believe it is key to living a life worth …

Out of Order: The Right Thing in The Wrong Place

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Faith, Life Skills

When something is not working properly it is said to be ‘Out of Order’. We tend to think of that as being synonymous with ‘broken’. The irony is, nothing may be physically broken at all?! All the essential pieces may be fully functional and yet the machine isn’t operating properly. Often times, the issue isn’t that the essential pieces are …

My Commentary On Hipster Culture

Nathan SmithFamily, Thought Provoking

Fashion and art, much like politics, are almost always downstream of culture. They only reflect the attitudes and worldview of the population, they don’t create those attitudes initially.  It’s how style becomes trendy or how a public figure becomes popular; they aren’t saying something new, they’re putting words and giving expression to the prevailing feelings and spirit of the age. …

Shaken, In Order to Stand

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Faith, Personal Stories, Thought Provoking

Sometimes people are afraid to question God. It can seem disrespectful, or somehow divinely offensive. After all, if I believe God is God then He’s unquestionable, right? Obviously, there are ways that questioning God or doubting His way can be done in a disrespectful way but the act, in and of itself, doesn’t have to be seen as arrogant or …