Bob Smietana
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Posted by Bob Smietana 2 weeks 3 days ago
The Rev. Frank Page, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, was getting ready to work in the yard in the fall of 2009 when the phone rang. His daughter was on the line.Daddy, I love you...
Posted by Bob Smietana 3 weeks 2 days ago
Most songwriters in Nashville want to get their songs on the radio. Keith and Kristyn Getty hope their songs end up in dusty old hymnbooks.The Gettys, originally from Belfast, Ireland, hope...
Posted by Bob Smietana 29 weeks 6 days ago
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Eric and Ruth Brown believe nothing about daughter Pearl Joy's life is a mistake.They say God gave Pearl her bright red hair and wide blue eyes, as well as the genetic disorder...
Posted by Bob Smietana 32 weeks 6 days ago
For Nathan De Lee, going to church as a kid was an ordeal.De Lee, a Unitarian Universalist, grew up in rural Kansas, where members of his faith were few and far between. Attending services...
Posted by Bob Smietana 37 weeks 1 day ago
There aren't any white Protestants on the presidential ballot this year — a first in American history. Instead, the race features two Catholic candidates for vice president, and a Mormon Republican...
Articles by Bob Smietana
A theological variety show mixes humor, music, and cultural analysis.
A growing number of Nashville-based Christian musicians are discovering that their faith compels them to play and work for social change.
Megachurch leaders Kay Waren and Lynne Hybels confront the challenges of HIV/AIDS, personally and globally.
