by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 23, 2014 | Videos of Jesus Christ
A common jab at the person who complains about something relatively trivial in the eternal scheme of things — bad service at a restaurant, annoying people at the theater, a car nice car with a flat tire, a slow internet connection — is to tag their complaint thusly:...
by Alison Moore Smith | Apr 3, 2014 | Videos of Jesus Christ
Sitting on the far end of the row of chairs in Sunday School — trying to avoid Bob at all costs — our teacher told the parable of the good Samaritan. “When can you be a good Samaritan?” he asked. “When can you be kind to someone who is...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 20, 2014 | Videos of Jesus Christ
The Sheep and the Goats There is a scene in the musical GodSpell that depicts the Jesus figure teaching his followers about the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:31–46). It's both a poignant and humorous scene, often shown with those listening (like Judas) trying...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 21, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
On a late summer day in 1987, I sat woefully on the couch in our little two-bedroom, basement apartment. The blinds were close, my shirt was off, and I was struggling to figure out the mysterious art of nursing a baby. As I sat in the dark, experiencing pain like a...
by Alison Moore Smith | Mar 8, 2013 | 100 Day Challenge, Lifestyle Design
One of the saddest things in life is seeing women and men whose hearts are broken due to the infidelity of a spouse. When I was a teenager I met a dashing couple. They were early middle-aged, with two teen children, and a replica of Barbie and Ken. He was a very...