Author Archives: Kevin Smith

Wonkish Bearings

Posted by Kevin Smith on 4/24/12 @ 9:39 pm

I’ve begun to consolidate all my writings over at Wonkish Bearings. Won’t you come join me there?

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“The One”

Posted by Kevin Smith on 1/18/11 @ 12:52 pm

Toward the end of my grandmother Louise Smith’s life, one of my relatives came across this poem written by my grandfather, Nevin, in the front of one of her books. I’m told he composed it shortly after they were married. … Continue reading →

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Belmont and the Lesbian Soccer Coach

Posted by Kevin Smith on 12/8/10 @ 10:37 am

Belmont’s making headlines again, but this time accolades aren’t raining down as usual. One could argue whether the school fired the soccer coach or the coach resigned on her own. I think we can all agree at this point that … Continue reading →

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“Why does it have to point to God?”

Posted by Kevin Smith on 9/26/10 @ 12:46 am

A friend of mine, Annie, posed a seemingly random question on Twitter tonight: How does one find truth? What is truth? How can you define truth? What makes it “truth”? Thoughts… Before we get to that, answer for yourself this … Continue reading →

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The Transformative Gospel

Posted by Kevin Smith on 8/20/10 @ 12:55 pm

I’m re-posting here something I wrote last year on my previous blog. The true Gospel is a unique, life-altering thing. It is not merely some philosophical angle to which a person might direct his attention for a time. Not at … Continue reading →

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Words Don’t Matter.

Posted by Kevin Smith on 8/15/10 @ 1:40 pm

I’ve just got some quick thoughts on the value of words. (I hope everyone caught the irony in the title.) The self-contradictory statement came to my mind this morning during Ray’s sermon, and it struck me as pretty indicative of … Continue reading →

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The Meaning in a Certain Bumper Sticker

Posted by Kevin Smith on 7/18/10 @ 2:33 pm

My old friend Dave has been blogging a lot recently on the absurdity of bumper stickers, namely that they’re essentially shouting beliefs at other drivers. He even calls them “a sound-byte shout on the back of a car.” With his … Continue reading →

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Food, Inc., Environmentalists, and the Need for Purpose

Posted by Kevin Smith on 7/12/10 @ 4:43 pm

We live in a fallen world with an undeniable, innate need for redemption. Everywhere around us we see stories of the hero who strove against insurmountable odds and left the world better than he found it. I honestly believe this, … Continue reading →

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The New Blog

Posted by Kevin Smith on 7/7/10 @ 4:21 pm

So this is the new blog. Back in 2004, I started writing on Blogger. Like most college kids, it initially performed as the repository for all the things about which I felt compelled to write (which was far too many). … Continue reading →

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