by Barbara Smith | Jun 21, 2022 | Personal Pigeonholes
I adapted a prayer for the healing of a young cancer patient —composed by an Ethiopian Medical community for one of the own. The petition they made for this child’s healing seemed to be a way I can pray for so many we love whose hurts and heartaches press... 
by Barbara Smith | Aug 27, 2021 | Personal Pigeonholes, Understanding the Times
In an article on prayer, Heather Thompson Day, summed up how my prayers can feel most days: . . . I still wasn’t sure if I was talking to God or arguing with myself . . .(Teach Us to Pray) Faith in an infinite and personal God has never been the most popular of... 
by Barbara Smith | Oct 10, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes
Almost four decades of studying the Scriptures, sitting under sound preaching, when looking death in the eye, how fluent am I? I spend time reading Scripture, and sit under sound preaching. I write about the life-changing power that scripture has been in my life.... 
by Barbara Smith | Sep 4, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes
My first Daily Walk Bible was a used one. When it finally fell apart twenty-five years later, I searched for another copy of the 1987 edition. The Internet was faster but not as much fun as perusing that used book shop, where I found that Daily Walk Bible; nor was... 
by Barbara Smith | May 1, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes
I had never heard the name, Low Sunday, until the author of a favorite devotional mentioned it. In the parlance of the church, the first Sunday after Easter is known as “Low Sunday.” It may well express how some of us feel . . .We may think we have earned a rest . ....