F. LaGard Smith

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F. LaGard Smith is a retired law school professor (principally at Pepperdine University), and is the author of some 35 books, touching on law, faith, and social issues. He is the compiler and narrator of The Daily Bible (the NIV and NLT arranged in chronological order).

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Jan 25, 2021
COVID and Heaven — blurring the truth
Did you read about the gunshot victims in Colorado whose deaths were listed as COVID deaths? As a former criminal law prof, I can assure you there’s no way that the defendant in a murder trial would succeed in arguing that the victim died of COVID when he died immediately from the shooting!
Jan 18, 2021
Climate change and a changing political climate
Obama signed us up; Trump signed us out; and, on “Day One,” Biden will turn the tables again.
Jan 14, 2021
A squandered legacy
As Trump’s presidency comes to an end, now marred by his election intransigence and the deplorable Capitol riot, how does one assess the 45th President of the United States?
Jan 6, 2021
Persecuted Christians and legislated morality
Legislating morality is tricky business. Witness the chaos caused by Prohibition. Yet, virtually all crimes are nothing less than legislating morality, be it “Thou shalt not kill,” or “Thou shalt not steal.”
Dec 30, 2020
COVID deaths and God’s 'plan for my life'
Clearly, God has brought certain lives to an end on the day of his choosing (think Moses, Elijah, even Jesus!), but has God literally reached down into our world to “take” those who’ve died of COVID, while allowing others to survive?
Dec 25, 2020
Laughter: God’s gift for a COVID Christmas
And, vaccine or no vaccine, “A cheerful heart is good medicine”.
Dec 21, 2020
Mark Zuckerberg has read my post!
Wow, I’m honored! Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, actually read my most recent Facebook post (about conspiracy theories).
Dec 16, 2020
Conspiracy theories: They’re everywhere!
If we believers could but tap into the power of that divine conspiracy it would be one conspiracy theory that even non-believers would find irresistible.
Dec 7, 2020
Transgender, transracial … transviral?
Is being transracial the new transgender? Perhaps you’ve read about George Washington University’s Jessica Krug who recently confessed she had spent her teaching career pretending to be black, despite being Jewish and white.
Dec 1, 2020
Dogma that lives loudly within you
Now that Justice Amy Coney Barrett has joined the majority in blocking New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from enforcing attendance limits at religious services, has Sen. Dianne Feinstein been proved right to be concerned about Barrett’s deep-seated Catholic faith influencing her decisions?