Author Archives: Dr. Matthew Lee Smith

Israel Fights in Cycles to Conquer the Canaanites

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It! | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Judges: The Cycles of Compromise

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It!, Leadership Blog | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Stop Praying!

A Lesson from Joshua 7 You bang on the doors of Heaven and nothing! You wonder, what is wrong with God? Why won’t he answer me? Or maybe you can’t seem to get a break. You can be a pastor, … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It!, Leadership Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

How God Works For and With Us!

A Lesson from the Life of Joshua (Joshua 1-3) So many times we wait for God to act … whether that is for a new job, a new ministry, a spouse. We are waiting for God to do something. And … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It!, Leadership Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mike Powers Talks Creation and God's Word with Jay Seegert!

We welcome Jay Seegert to the Transformed podcast today. Jay is the President and Principal Lecturer of the Creation Education Center, based in Wisconsin. The Creation Education Center is a newly formed non-profit organization established to address the challenge from … Continue reading

Posted in Mike Powers, Transformed | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Israel Divides The Remainder Of The Land (Joshua 13-24)

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It! | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Why Young Adults Are Leaving the Faith…and How to Bring Them Back!

We are thrilled to welcome Drew Dyck to the Transformed podcast today! Drew Dyck is the author of Generation Ex-Christian: Why young adults are leaving the faith…and how to bring them back (Moody, 2010). Drew manages the Leader Training Team … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews, Transformed | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel Defeats Many of the People in Promised Land

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It! | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Israel Takes the Fortified Stronghold of Jericho

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It! | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Joshua: Israel Crosses Into the Promised Land

Editor’s Note: We continue our series of blogs for those who are reading the Bible with us cover-to-cover this year. Interspersed with our thoughts on our daily reading, we want to provide some tips about reading the Bible in general. … Continue reading

Posted in Just Read It! | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment