Type & Termination: The Impact of Genre Classification on the Text-Critical Problem of Mark’s Ending.
Craig A. Smith, Ph.D. The text-critical problem of Mark’s ending remains one of the more vexing difficulties in studies of a book which is by no means a stranger to controversy. Though there is relatively little doctrine at stake in the
Trouble with the Curve-Quotes
Click here to read our Trouble with the Curve review! Gus: “Good scouts are the heart of this game.” Gus: “That’s Feng Schmay – don’t you know anything?” Gus: “I don’t need easier.” Gus: “I said I don’t think so. That means no.” “What crawled
Trouble with the Curve – Review
Trouble with the Curve is at it’s heart a movie about a broken relationship between a father and his daughter and a road trip that forces them to work on it. Gus’s wife died young, leaving him alone to raise
Hotel Transylvania – Quotes
Click here to read our Hotel Transylvania Father Figure review. Click here to read our Hotel Transylvania Prejudice Review. Dracula: “Now my baby will be safe forever.” Johnny: “Check it out; I’m a franken-homie!” “They are the real monsters.” (Talking about humans) Dracula: “As
Hotel Transylvania – Prejudice – Review
As I have thought about places where Hotel Transylvania would connect with the Bible in some way, I came away with two very different approaches. One approach was to use the movie as an opportunity to compare Dracula’s parenting with
Hotel Transylvania – Father Figure – Review
As I have thought about places where Hotel Transylvania would connect with the Bible in some way, I came away with two very different approaches. One was to use the movie as an opportunity to look at how God feels
Argo-Quotes
Click here to read SPM’s Argo movie review! “Are there starving kids in Iran? I sure there are skinny kids.” “Ex-fields are like abortions. You don’t wanna need one, but when you do, you sure don’t want to do it yourself.” “Don’t mess
Argo – Movie Review
There was a raid on the US Embassy in Iran. Six Americans, government employees, escaped and were given refuge by the Canadian ambassador in his home. Argo is the story of the daring and true rescue of those six Americans. Tony
The Purpose of Power
Christian speaker Craig Smith addresses the reason God gives all of us power: not to get what we want but to give what others need. This message unpacks the story of "David & Bathsheeba", though as we quickly find, the story
Pitch Perfect – Quotes
Click here for a review of Pitch Perfect and thoughts about God’s sense of humor. John: “Am I right?” Gail: “Oh John, you’re so right, everything else seems wrong.” John: “She had a weeks worth of lunch and lost it!” Gail: “Oh she didn’t
Pitch Perfect –Thoughts on God’s Sense of Humor
Rather than do a review of the plot, or look at some way Pitch Perfect connects with the Christian story, I would like to take a different approach this time. It’s not that there aren’t any connections—undoubtedly I could wrestle
Did you hear the one about Jesus’ wife?
Ok, that sounds like the beginning of a cheesy joke, but the truth is no laughing matter. The recently revealed “Gospel of Jesus’ Wife”, as some media outlets took to calling it, is yet another example of modern skepticism about
Christmas Music
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The Prayer of Faith that will Heal (James 5:13-20)
Dr. Craig A. Smith teaches on James 5:13-20, including an exposition of the difficult verse which says "the prayer offered in faith will heal the sick person". Listen here: [audio:http://www.shepherdproject.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/The-Prayer-of-Faith-James-513-20.mp3] Download here (registered users only
Power Prayer
There is an audio podcast of this article available here: Load Bearing Truths I'm always surprised by how often books that are intended to encourage people to pray actually end up doing the opposite. For example, one of the most commonly