Dr. Gary Scott Smith

Today is the United Nations Universal Children's Day Monday, November 20, 2017
The celebration of United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day on November 20 should prompt us to consider the plight of the world’s children and commit ourselves to working to give them a better...
A Haven in the Opioid Crisis: Organization Uses Holistic Approach to Help Those Struggling with Addiction Thursday, November 9, 2017
Our nation is experiencing an opioid crisis. Currently more than 2.5 million Americans are addicted to either opioid pain relievers or heroin.
The Founders and the Presidents: A July Fourth Reflection Friday, June 30, 2017
As we celebrate Independence Day, we should recognize that millions of our ancestors, by their creative thinking, hard work, devotion to the common good, and personal sacrifices have helped make...
The Legacy of Lent: Don’t Give Up Something, Do Something Monday, April 10, 2017
As valuable as these acts of personal sacrifice, spiritual development, and contrition are, Christianity also exhorts us to energetically work to help those in need.
Why in the World Does Anyone Want to be President? Monday, February 8, 2016
As we celebrate Presidents’ Day in the midst of the 2016 campaign for the White House, it is fitting that we pause to ask why in the world anyone wants to be president of the United States.
The Faith of Marco Rubio Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Marco Rubio is relying in part on his Christian faith in his quest to win the Republican nomination for president.
Trump and Evangelicals: Strange Bedfellows Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Donald Trump, who has been leading the national polls for the Republican nomination since this past summer, has strong support among evangelicals. Given Trump’s beliefs, lifestyle, crude language,...
Presidents and Thanksgiving Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Every year since 1863 our chief executives have urged Americans to recognize God’s bounty and blessings on the fourth Thursday in November.
What You Probably Don't Know about Obama's Faith Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Despite his repeated testimony to his Christian faith, many Americans either profess confusion about his religious convictions or consider them to be irrelevant.
Buyer Beware: The Value of Near-Death Accounts Monday, January 19, 2015
The revelation that Kevin Malarkey fabricated his six-year old son’s account of his near-death experience (NDE) in “The Boy Who Came Back from Heaven” is not shocking.
Abraham Lincoln and Slavery Monday, February 18, 2013
In condemning slavery, Lincoln often referred to God's justice, the Golden Rule, and the curse requiring Adam to provide for himself by his own labor, not someone else's.

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