writings from Nathan Wesley Smith
The Jewish holiday of Purim took place this past weekend and most of us missed it. I mean, if you’re not Jewish and you don’t know what Purim means anyway then why bother? I think that argument is a little ‘thin’ and worth rethinking. So, what is Purim and why should I care? Purim is the annual celebration of the story …
One of the many buzz words of society in the last 10 years has been ‘efficiency’. Increasingly, the population has been striving for getting more out of less. This is great in so many ways. I’m a bit of a minimalist in my approach to many things (except when it comes to ice cream… still working on that!). I like …
I tend to be one that draws attention to the need for people to create margin, pull back, embrace Sabbath rest and generally ‘do less’. I’ve written and talked about it much and I stand by the principles and challenges that I’ve laid out. Our culture is obsessed with activity and distraction so there is certainly a need to be …
I have been pretty sick lately. So much so that I was super late in getting my blog out for the week as I navigated sickness and tried to catch up from getting so far behind in several things. A cold turned into a bad cold, which turned into a sinus infection which turned into yuck (there’s a point to this …
I have been fascinated lately by the new found use for the word GOAT. A reference that would have one time seemed derogatory (I mean, who wants to be referred to as a farm animal?) now is a compliment meaning ‘Greatest Of All Time’. Certain athletes, actors, artisans and any other highly successful, high profiled individual are being referred to …
Very few people ask me what my secret is to wealth and prosperity. A big part of that is because I am not, nor have ever been ‘wealthy’ though I’m quite grateful and very blessed by all God has done for me. At the same time, no one sends me emails wanting to know my secrets to having the perfect …