Author: Lia Smith

I remember back in my high school chemistry class, we had to weigh some copper wire on these scales sitting in the back of the room for an experiment. Everyone in the class had to go two or three at a time, one at each scale, until everyone was done. The only instruction we were…Read more

Talking to one of my closest friends over the past few days, I have become increasingly aware the heavy weight of sinful nature we just so naturally carry with us everywhere we go. It’s something we just can’t get rid because it’s bound to us, and it’s something we so easily hate about ourselves. But…Read more

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring…Read more

“Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me” (Psalm 51:10-13, NIV). When I think of the word…Read more

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:28-30, NIV). Rest…Read more

“The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day…Read more

Sometimes, random words will pop into my mind early in the morning and then, for some odd reason, they just set up camp and stay there all day. The word “fortified” came to my mind. And it’s not like I don’t know the word… but I still looked up the definition. According to Google the…Read more

I am reminded of a conversation with a friend back during my freshman year of college. He was going through a challenging time, and I asked him to please come talk to me if anything changed, especially if his situation got worse. And he asked me, “Lia, what if you are having the worst day…Read more

So much has been going on recently that I have not really had the time to process much at all. I don’t know about you, but I honestly feel as if there are times when I just switch into autopilot and go through the motions of the ins and outs of everyday life. I don’t…Read more

Throughout the past few years, I have had several job interviews that ask multiple questions on the idea of leadership. Many people have different thoughts on how leaders should operate, and once you get to a position of leadership, it seems like the criticism just never stops. A conclusion I came to regarding the question…Read more