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During the summer of 1993, I fell head over heels for Jesus in the mountains of north Georgia.  I was with my youth group from FBC Columbia at a week-long summer camp.  My life was changed forever, and that week is one I will never forget as long as I live. Next summer in 2012, my ministry is launching a new initiative: The Journey Camps at Toccoa Falls College.  Ever since that week in the

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At long last, after 9 months of writing, editing, and making stuff up, I can say that I have officially given birth to my first book, Not Me.  The process is complete, and the book will be released on August 29.  Very soon, you will be able to order your own copy here at http://www.nathansmith.org/ and also at http://www.amazon.com/.  Please stop by again soon, place your order, and write a rave 

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In our world, unspeakable acts of evil take place everyday.  There are those who endure pain and suffering such that we may never fully know (or comprehend).  This past weekend, I was honored to speak at First Baptist Church of Orange Park, Florida.  On Monday of last week, a 7 year-old little girl named Somer Thompson was walking home from school, when she was abducted and taken to an

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My 8 year-old Gracie was awarded "Star-Student of the Month" at her school last week.  Her teacher asked for a letter to read to the entire class about Gracie, so I wrote: Once upon a time, there was a girl named Gracie Smith. She was unstoppable. Her beauty and smarts were such that the world had never seen. She loved Jesus and puppies, even the crazy ones that used to knock her down when she

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Ponder the creative genius of our Great God.  He made it all.  The Original Inventor, the First Artist EVER, and the author of imagination. God designed the Alaskan wood frog as the only amphibian capable of surviving the frigid Arctic winter. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, this one-of-a-kind creature has the amazing ability to freeze solid and thaw out as temperatures warm in the spring.  At the onset of

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A few years ago, I was playing tennis with one of my good friends. We had a great match, got some great exercise and on a final changeover, he asked for my help. He needed help with a quick errand. It wasn't far so I agreed and off we went. What happened next is something I will never forget as long as I am alive... We were nearing the rendezvous (I think he was buying a car??) when my friend

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As many of you know, God's Heart for Africa is far beyond what I could ever grasp...but that doesn't stop me from chasing! Several years back my wife Levacy went to the continent for the first time and her life was forever changed. As a result of her visit, we began to take on various missions endeavors. By partnering with our home church, Forest Pointe, we financed the construction of an

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Thank you SO much for visiting my new website. It's our hope you will return time and again to read the blog, and stay connected. I urge you therefore to BOLDLY CLICK and explore the new stuff, including the link to our "Love Africa" mission with the beautiful people of Ethiopia and Kenya. Visit the eSTORE which serves to help us meet the needs, both physical and spiritual, of AIDS orphans on the

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