When a political candidate uses Christian language while challenging traditional Christian teaching, voters need to look past the lab
Can believers become so drawn to an appealing message that they stop obeying the truth? Galatians 3 opens with Paul's sharp warning: "O foolish
A political organization does not need millions of members to influence elections. If its supporters organize aroun
When hatred, fear, and political anger shape the conversation, people can start treating false ideas as settled truth. Deception does not remov
President Donald Trump's warning that communism is America's greatest threat brings an old fear back into public view. For Alan Smith
Is Communism Replacing Christianity? - Ep. 938 - July 6, 2026
Can a political system deliver the kind of justice, generosity, and shared provision that Christians associate with God's kingdom? On The Smith a
Support for rebuilding a Jewish temple on the Temple Mount has moved beyond a distant theological discussion for many I
In Part 1, we established something that sounds simple but lands hard once it really sinks in:
You are always being discipled.
Not occasionally. Not when you’re paying attention. Always.
But here’s what most people ne
As America approaches its 250th birthday, Jeff Rowland and Alan Smith ask a blunt question: would the nation's founders recognize
(Blog) Asbury Punished For Believing The Bible - Part 2 - Ep. 935 - June 30, 2026
Faithfulness to Christian teaching can cost an institution its standing with the very denomination that helped shape
A Christian seminary's belief that marriage is between one man and one woman has become grounds for exclusion from a major denomination's approval list. F
There’s a quiet force at work in your life right now.
You didn’t wake up thinking about it. You didn’t plan around it. You didn’t even notice it.
And yet… it’s shaping you.
Forming the way we think, feel, act, a
A nation can forget its story long before it stops repeating its history. Jeff Rowland and Alan Smith argue that biblical literacy shapes whether A
When God opens a door, I don't only receive an opportunity, I receive accountability. That is one of the clearest lessons I see in Acts 19, and it changes how I think about calling, influence, and divine pro
A nation can survive disagreement. It struggles to survive amnesia.
In this episode of The Smith and Rowland Show, Jeff Rowland and Mr. Smith argue that America's crisis is not only politica
Failure can make a Christian feel disqualified, especially when the failure touches loyalty, faith, or public witness. This conversation presses in the other direc
(Blog) Is America Turning Against Israel? - Ep. 929 - June 19, 2026
When a politician with one of the most pro-Israel records in modern American politics starts criticizing Israel in public, people notice. On The Sm
A candy joke about an "inverted W and W" sponsor only lasted a minute, but it opened the door to a much sharper argument on this
Few lines in Scripture hit harder than Jesus saying, "Depart from me... I never knew you." If that warning unsettles you, it should.
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