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 Relevant Magazine"A Way Out of Cancel Culture in the Church" _______ "I recently spoke with Darrell Smith...about his work on what he calls “the edge of the inside.” His entire objective is to strengthen faith while dismantling the walls Church builds around itself in the name of faith. His recent book Faith Lies...invites us to question if these principles come from Christ or from our own deviations." |
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 Toward a Sane Faith"Faith Lies Reveals the Truth" - Toward a Sane Faith (Review) _________ "Smith...gently uncovers the untruths upon which [these faith lies] are built and then offers a true, freeing, new way to believe. The book contains no judgment or scorn. It is filled with love, grace, forgiveness, encouragement and hope." |
 Experimental Theology"A highlight of my time in San Antonio was getting to participate in a Bible study at Haven for Hope along with Dinah Shelly, lead by Chris, Darrell Smith, and Ryan Jacobson, who are all on the ministry team at Alamo Heights." |
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 AudiobookFaith Lies: Seven Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them (Unabridged) . Faith Lies deconstructs the terrible notion that faithlessness and fundamentalism are our only options. Faith Lies is not an attack on the church or religion. It is an honest and reflective dialogue about very sensitive ideas - ideas that should lead us to freedom and love, but instead, too often, generate division and isolation. |
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 Simply WholeThe Quarantine Diaries series is rolling right along, and we’ve got a new kind of special guest this week. This is our first male guest on the podcast, and we were thrilled to have him on. We really wanted to dive into the topic of fear and faith as we all try to navigate this unprecedented time. So much info is throw at us via the media and social media, we wanted to take some time to stop, wrestle and discuss faith and fear. |
 Relationship RewireEpisode 33 - Faith Distortions That Hurt Our Marriages ________ Jon R Anderson, and his guest, Dr. Darrell Smith, talk about how some of our misgivings, about our faith, can interfere with how we relate to one another, especially our spouses. |
 oneLife MapsOriginal Blessing __________ "Darrell Smith is our guest on today's podcast as we discuss the concepts of 'Original Sin' and 'Original Blessing' as theological underpinnings that have deep implications for how we come to know who God is, who we are as individuals, and how we see one another." |
 Snarky FaithFaith Lies Interview ___________ "Dr. Darrell Smith founded and serves as a director of C3—a non-profit organization committed to conversations and connections that serve people and the common good." |
 oneLife Maps7 Incomplete Ideas that Hijack Faith ___________ "The seven lies Darrell talks about invitations to consider how a few shifts in perspective on how we think about God and faith effect our ways of being in the world." |
 Re-Tell Your StoryMeet Darrell Smith, Author of Faith Lies ___________ "Darrell Smith is a pastor, a brother, a friend and author of Faith Lies: Seven Incomplete Ideas That Hijack Faith and How to See Beyond Them." |
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 Central Bearden Church | LIE 1Central Bearden Church in Knoxville, TN uses Faith Lies for their church Bible study. Watch them engage with Chapter 1 by clicking the video thumbnail above. _____ "We're kicking off our #biblestudy discussing "Faith Lies" by Darrell Smith. Panelists Dr. Wade Bibb, Joyce Wyatt, Dr. Larry Fields, and Rev. Brad Hood will be discussing Lie 1: 'The Bible is Only the Literal Word of God.'" |
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 Central Bearden Church | LIE 2Central Bearden Church in Knoxville, TN uses Faith Lies for their church Bible study. Watch them engage with Chapter 2 by clicking the video thumbnail above. _____ "We're kicking off our #biblestudy discussing "Faith Lies" by Darrell Smith. 'Lie 2: God is Angry and Doesn’t Like Me – Especially When I Sin.' Panelists are Wayne Smith of Samaritan Ministry, Janna Waldrupe, Brad Hood, and Rick Callaway." |
 Central Bearden Church | LIE 3Central Bearden Church in Knoxville, TN uses Faith Lies for their church Bible study. Watch them engage with Chapter 3 by clicking the video thumbnail above. _____ "We're kicking off our #biblestudy discussing "Faith Lies" by Darrell Smith. Our panelists, Mark Harman, Bill McConnell, Cherie Merritt, and Wade Bibb will be discussing 'Lie 3: The Devil is God’s Counterpart'." |
 Central Bearden Church | LIE 4Central Bearden Church in Knoxville, TN uses Faith Lies for their church Bible study. Watch them engage with Chapter 4 by clicking the video thumbnail above. _____ "We're kicking off our #biblestudy discussing "Faith Lies" by Darrell Smith. Panelists Dr. Wade Bibb, Joyce Wyatt, Dr. Larry Fields, and Rev. Brad Hood will be discussing 'Lie 4: I Am Supposed to Protect and Defend God and My Faith'." |
 Central Bearden Church | LIE 5Central Bearden Church in Knoxville, TN uses Faith Lies for their church Bible study. Watch them engage with Chapter 5 by clicking the video thumbnail above. _____ "We're kicking off our #biblestudy discussing "Faith Lies" by Darrell Smith. Panelists Dr. Wade Bibb, Joyce Wyatt, Dr. Larry Fields, and Rev. Brad Hood will be discussing Lie 5: 'There Is One Right Way to Believe and One Right Way to Behave.'" |
PODCAST
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My best educational experiences—both as a student and as a teacher—have occurred within the setting of what the fine people of Solomon’s Porch call rolling communal midrash. While a rolling communal midrash could be succinctly defined as a progressive dialogue, I believe each of the three carefully chosen words in this phrase illuminate important aspects of how we learn and how we are transformed—and what is the point of learning if it is not transformative?
- Darrell Smith
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