Author - Keith N. Smith Jr.

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Keith has been married to Mia since 1998 and they have four amazing daughters. Keith is the founding pastor of Gateway Church in Wooster, OH, and is the spiritual life director at Kingsway Christian School. Keith is also an adjunct professor at Malone University and a city coordinator for 24-7 Prayer.

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The Sword of the Spirit: What It Is & How It Empowers Us

Keith N. Smith Jr.May 25, 2023

Are Christians in a war? If so, how do we fight in this war? These are important questions for every follower of Jesus to consider, because the Bible tells us that we are indeed engaged in a spiritual battle against the kingdom of darkness. This is...

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Bible Study

What You Might Be Missing about “Blessed Is the Man” in Psalms

Keith N. Smith Jr.March 28, 2023

Throughout the Bible there is a theme that you might call “choosing between two ways.” It starts with the two trees in the Garden of Eden narrative: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil produced death, while the Tree of Life was a source of...

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Jesus’s Beatitudes: How to Navigate the Future

Keith N. Smith Jr.January 26, 2023

It is natural at the turn of the seasons to reflect on the previous year. A question many of us may be asking during this time is: What’s next? What surprises await us in the coming year? The truth is that we don’t know what the coming year has in...