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How not to bless the nations.

In Genesis 12 Abram is called to be a blessing to the nations. In Genesis 20 he is just the opposite, and the foreigner who was supposed to be pagan, lustful, and violent turns out to be the one who hears God's voice and has…

David I. SmithDecember 16, 2005

Articles & Essays Faith and Teaching Reflection on Scripture

Psalm 113: The Movie

This short reflection was published in Perspectives: A Journal of Reformed Thought in 2005. More recently it served as the basis for designing a learning activity called Cosmic Zoom as part of the FAST project on faith and science teaching. A short film that aired…

David I. SmithJanuary 16, 2005

Articles & Essays Reflection on Scripture

Irony, Sovereignty and Cheeses

Why does the story of David and Goliath suddenly seem preoccupied with cheese? That's what I started wondering some years ago, and it led to this meditation on 1 Samuel 17. It was published in the Reformed Journal in June 2003, p.24. 1 Samuel 17:18…

David I. SmithJune 1, 2003

Articles & Essays Reflection on Scripture

Commentary: Luke 10:36

This brief commentary was published in the now discontinued British magazine Third Way in November 2000 (vol. 23, no.9, p.22). It still seems relevant as I post it here almost 20 years later and living in a different country. “Which of these three do you…

David I. SmithNovember 1, 2000

Articles & Essays

How not to bless the nations.

Psalm 113: The Movie

Irony, Sovereignty and Cheeses

Commentary: Luke 10:36

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