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In Memory of Professor Ray S. Anderson (1925-2009)

by Rhett Smith on June 24, 2009

One of my favorite stories that Dr. Anderson used to tell his students (and is written in the book, Dancing with Wolves, While Feeding the Sheep), is the story that is told of the connection between his farming and ministry days. Ray wrote: “It happened only once. There was no suggestion that it was planned [...]

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I Can’t Listen To Another Sermon!

by Rhett Smith on January 28, 2008

I believe that the time of long lectures, when someone spoke for an hour and the audience was condemned to sit and listen to whatever they were given, is…perhaps over–not just for me but for everyone. What we need in theology and in the church is–Oh, I don’t want to use that wretched word again–”conversations”. [...]

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Advent As A Reminder of God’s Humility

by Rhett Smith on December 22, 2007

“This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” Luke 2:12 One of my favorite passages in all of Scripture is found in Philippians 2:5-7, where it states that though Jesus Christ, “was in the form of God, did not regard equality [...]

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