Terry Smith: Using Google Without Getting Lost
by Terry M. Smith Pastors Mike Funk and Garry Koop are thoughtful people with a genuine concern. Put another way: when it comes to Christian Education in our churches, is [...]
Editorials
Terry Smith: War and Advent
Terry M. Smith How shall we think of war as we pray for peace this Advent season? However we do, let’s be careful not to glorify war. Peace negotiators strive in Yemen, [...]
Advent and the Light of Christ
by Terry M. Smith During this Advent season filled with wars, famines, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, and other unnatural and natural disasters, we can be grateful for the [...]
Terry Smith: The Suffering of Andreas Keller, 1536
by Terry M. Smith “I am distressed beyond all misery. I am poverty-stricken and robbed of my ability to work, all of which I cannot overcome in my lifetime. I have been [...]
98 Faces Looking Back At Us
by Terry M. Smith Charitable giving patterns have changed, we’re sometimes told. People now want to give to specific projects they support or to Christian workers whom they [...]
Terry Smith: The Frightening Task of Preaching
by Terry M. Smith Preaching is a privilege, a frightening task. By frightening, trembling before God is meant, not a fear of speaking in public. Jesus said we are judged by [...]
Terry Smith: One Lord, Many Needs, and EMC
by Terry M. Smith Proclaiming Jesus in word and deed: Opposing human trafficking. Assisting refugees. Counselling couples. Providing food. Aiding families living on a garbage [...]
Terry Smith: Silence Does Not Fit Francis I
by Terry M. Smith It is disappointing that Francis I, whom we respect, will not yet apologize to Indigenous peoples in Canada for the residential school legacy. This does not [...]
Terry Smith: What You Read Isn’t Always ‘The Conference Position’
by Terry M. Smith Does printing a lead article, a news item, or a letter in The Messenger mean that the editors, the Board of Church Ministries, the General Board, or the [...]
Terry Smith: Why a Conference of Churches?
by Terry M. Smith Why do we have a Conference of churches? Some say it’s because of missions; we work together to make disciples and plant churches. Some pastors, [...]
