The Invisible Value of Maintenance Mode

Nathan SmithChristian Maturity, Faith, Life Skills

Maintenance.  Maintenance Mode.  Maintenance Man.  Maintaining the ‘status quo’.  There is simply zero inspiration exuding from the idea of maintaining. No one wants to simply maintain their current income; they want a raise.  No one wants to wake up Christmas morning and hear ‘this year we get the joy of just keeping everything we already have!  Nothing new for you …

Halloween

My Halloween Testimony

Nathan SmithFamily, Personal Stories

Years ago, I wrote down a testimony to email to my friends. I recently came across it again as I was preparing to launch my new blog.  I’m sharing it again today to remind you that the Lord is near, even in our times of deepest desperation and fear.  He knows our hurt, pain and struggle.  Take heart, He has …

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 …

Cliff Hanging Christians

Nathan SmithBible, Christian Maturity

I am much more of a reader than I’ve ever been.  In high school, reading was more of a chore than a joy.   The popular thing to do in those days when given a lengthy book reading assignment was to find a copy of Cliff’s Notes and just read that.  Cliff’s Notes were a series of paraphrased overviews of …