Posts by Travis Smith
A Prayer of Intercession (Lamentations 5)
When I conclude an in-depth evaluation of a personality like Jeremiah, I feel I am parting with a friend. The Scriptures, inspired by the LORD, have a unique and powerful way of communicating not only the heart of God but also the personality and struggles of His servants. Thank you for participating in this study.…
Read MoreThe Consequences of National Sins (Lamentations 4)
Extended before Jeremiah were the ruins of Jerusalem, with its streets strewn with rubble and the bodies of the dead in the midst. He spent his life calling on the people to repent and turn to the Lord, but they refused and continued in sin and idolatry. As Jeremiah surveyed the scene before him, he…
Read MoreThree “Good Things” Believers Should Embrace (Lamentations 3)
In Lamentations 3, the longest chapter in this small prophetic book, Jeremiah’s expressions take on a personal tone. The prophet lived to see all he prophesied against Judah come to pass. Left behind with the poor, Jeremiah gazes upon a scene of devastation. The Temple is destroyed, the palaces and homes of the city are…
Read MoreThe Anger of the LORD for the Sins of His People (Lamentations 2)
Our brief study of “The Lamentations of Jeremiah” continues today in Lamentations 2. The mention of “Zion” throughout this chapter is Jerusalem.1 The people of Jerusalem boasted, “The Temple of the LORD, The Temple of the LORD” (Jeremiah 7:4), and believed the LORD would not permit the heathen to enter the city and defile His…
Read MoreJeremiah’s Lament: Jerusalem’s Humiliation (Lamentations 1)
Though only five chapters, the book recording “The Lamentations of Jeremiah” is powerful, poetic, and a devastating portrait of the consequences of sin. As its name suggests, Lamentations records Jeremiah’s laments, cries, and groanings. As he gazed upon the rubble of King David’s once beautiful and renowned city, Jeremiah was overwhelmed with sorrow for the…
Read MorePsychology Attempts to Reform What Salvation Promises to Transform
The Christian radio broadcast, “Unshackled”, is the longest continually running radio program in history. Produced by the Pacific Garden Mission of Chicago for over 69 years, “Unshackled” has conveyed the real life stories of thousands of sinner’s whose lives were transformed by trusting Jesus Christ as Savior! The great validating testimony of the Christian faith…
Read MoreHow Special are the Millennials?
Travis Smith The following post, though tongue-in-cheek in tone, is meant to magnify what I believe to be an aberrant teaching of “experts” (authors, preachers, evangelists, professors) who have lectured us for years that Millennials are different and, if we are going to be successful in reaching them (regardless of what the goal might be)…
Read MoreFrom the front pew: This pastor’s perspective on the closing of Clearwater Christian College
Travis Smith Although I am not an alumnus of Clearwater Christian College (CCC), nevertheless, my heart is heavy this day after it was announced that the college will close her doors at the end of this month. CCC’s closing follows in the wake of several former conservative\fundamental Christian institutions [Pillsbury Baptist Bible College, Northland…
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