Articles for tag: Mandy Smith

September 22, 2011

By Mandy Smith The first 35 years of my life I honored God by doing. My plan for the next 35 years is also to honor him by not doing. Exodus 34:21 helped bring me to this turning point. It says: “Six days you shall labor, but on the seventh day you shall rest; even during the plowing season and harvest you must rest.” Around my 35th year I found I had worked myself out and had nothing more to give. My plan to single-handedly save the world was failing miserably since I could barely manage the grocery shopping. So

January 13, 2011

Christian Standard

Discipleship & Spiritual Formation

Reading Scripture with Patience

By Mandy Smith This autumn I took my children to the farm. It seemed like the right thing to do in late September when school is in full swing and the slow days of summer are fading into distant memory. The farm we chose had placards throughout to instruct field trip groups about things like composting and spring houses. As I came upon the first of the signs, I was faced with a decision””to teach my children something or to let them explore. Mostly because of my own tiredness (but partly out of my sympathy for the hours they”d spent

December 8, 2010

Christian Standard

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“˜Making a Mess” Book a Finalist for Cover Design Award

Standard Publishing’s new book, Making a Mess and Meeting God, is one of three finalists for the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association 2010 Book Covers Award in the small publishers category. The book, written by Mandy Smith, helps readers discover new and deeper ways ordinary activities and daily life can teach us about God. Winners will be announced in a free webinar next Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

April 21, 2010

Christian Standard

Culture & Public Square

Tools to Help You Use the Arts

Seldom will we win a person to Christ without telling him truths of the gospel. But talking alone often is not the best first approach. This week”s writers remind us of a whole world of creativity that can engage doubters as well as disciples with the goodness of God. And I”m proud to add that Standard Publishing is getting ready to release a library of tools to help local churches use the arts in evangelism and Bible teaching. Watch for each of the following, available this June. “¢Â Stage It RightÂ is a handbook for anyone doing drama or setting the stage

January 29, 2006

Mandy Smith

Church Life

The ‘IN’ Crowd: Ministering With Introverts in Mind

Church life often assumes extroverted norms. Mandy Smith explains what introverts are (and aren’t), how common church practices can overwhelm them, and practical ways leaders can create authentic space for introverts’ gifts and growth.