“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“Christianity doesn't answer all my questions or make me comfortable and happy. What it does do is give me a context for living.” — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“I would like you to write a letter to God that begins with "Dear God, the life I want most for myself is ..."… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“The disciples finally begin to get a grasp that maybe God can become flesh and dwell among us, maybe God can be a man,… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“Dallas Willard notes, “The two main errors in the area of human sexuality are these: (1) assuming that all sexual desire is good, and… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
The Beatitudes, far from being a new set of virtues that further divide the religious haves and have nots, are words of hope and… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“The most important aspects of our lives cannot be rushed. We cannot love, think, eat, laugh, or pray in a hurry...When we are in… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“It seems that I always am and always have been an outsider. I've never really fit in. I was always too religious for my… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“False Narrative: The Kingdom of God is Future No serious biblical scholar would deny that Jesus’ proclaimed the kingdom of God. However, many scholars… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“Even though I have not mastered it, I now have a better sense of what makes us want others to think well of us,… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
“What would it be like to be Christ? I mean, did He ever play ball? Did He ever knock a window out of somebody's… — James Bryan Smith Copy Share Image
