Author: Aaron J. Smith
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I’m Just a Christian Dirtbag Baby
To be honest, I have a history of being a bad Christian. Which is a weird thing to say coming from someone who has preached (a lot), regularly taught bible studies and small groups in church, led worship, gone on mission trips, and generally has identified and defined himself by his Christianity for his entire… Read more
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Lost
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. Content Warning: Death, Suicide I’ve lost every one, and… Read more
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The Garden is a Seed
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. At Pentecost, we celebrate violent winds, tongues of fire,… Read more
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Here He Comes, Riding in Glory (Glory not Power pt.2)
My view of the end of time isn’t as dramatic as it used to be. The biblical accounts of the end are no longer hidden, cryptic messages waiting to be uncovered and deciphered. There are no secret societies and cabals. There aren’t dramatic wars and nations plotting against one chosen people. There’s no new world… Read more
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The Dangers of Dispensationalism (Glory Not Power pt. 1)
The end of time has always fascinated me. I grew up in a household that held firmly to a dispensational reading of revelation, choosing to take the metaphors and symbolism as mysteries to unravel so we could understand our future fate. We were pre-millennial, believing that the second coming of Christ was the precursor to… Read more
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Subverting the Patriarchy in the Passion of Christ
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. What does it take to be a man? This… Read more
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In the Breaking of the Bread
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. There is this song we sing in my church… Read more
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A Chance for the Kingdom
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. Amos 5.18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18; Matthew 25.1-13… Read more
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The Face of Christ
Friends, welcome to The Book of Common Words, where we explore the Christian spirituality of being human through poetry and prose about my life, art, and the Christian faith. I’m your writer, Aaron. This publication is 100% reader supported. Thanks for joining me in this exploration. I was desperate for the Lord’s favor. I wanted… Read more
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Writing About the Abyss of God
I can’t stop writing about God. I want to. I want to quit theology and write about life and love and art and Azaleas, but I can’t stop all these words about God. For the majority of my life, I’ve dedicated vast amounts of mental energy to thinking about God, to theology. I’ve read countless… Read more