Podcast appearances and mentions of Gregory A Smith

Be with your rabbi. Become like him. Do what he did. This is discipleship.The sermon today is titled "Apprentices To Jesus." It is the second installment in our series "Follow Me." The Scripture reading is from Mark 3:13-15 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on February 9, 2025. All lessons fit under one of 6 broad categories: Begin, Instill, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under GROW: Spiritual Formation.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Podcast Notes (resources used or referenced):John Mark Comer, Practicing the Way.Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy.Dallas Willard, The Great Omission.Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines.John R. W. Stott, The Message of the Sermon on the Mount.Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship.Gregory A. Smith, “About Three in Ten US Adults Are Now Religiously Unaffiliated,” Pew Research Center, Dec 14, 2021. “American Worldview Inventory 2023,” Barna, Feb 28, 2023 Lee Daniel's The Butler "Sit-In" scene.Jonathan Storment, "Covered in Dust" (notes from this sermon preached at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ; generously provided by Jonathan; used with permission)I'd love to connect with you!Watch sermons and find transcripts at nathanguy.com.Follow along each Sunday through YouTube livestream and find a study guide on the sermon notes page.Follow me @nathanpguy (facebook/instagram/twitter)Subscribe to my email newsletter on substack.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 - 10:25)A Political Type That No Longer Exists: The Life and Legacy of Senator Joseph Lieberman — Last of the Old Style Political CentristsPart II (10:25 - 19:49)Religion is Losing Influence, and Americans Aren't Happy About It: Examining the Complicated (and Conflicting) Numbers from Recent Research8 in 10 Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in Public Life by Pew Research Center (Michael Rotolo, Gregory A. Smith, and Jonathan Evans)Part III (19:49 - 25:26)A Claimed Drop in Religious Affiliation Due to Lack of LGBTQ Support — But Do the Numbers Really Support That Narrative?People say they're leaving religion due to anti-LGBTQ teachings and sexual abuse by NPR (Jason DeRose)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast is a talk I gave at AmPhil's Center for Civil Society conference in November, 2023 on the “Rise of the Nones.”   According to Pew Research, those who declare no religious affiliation - None -  are now the largest religious category in the United States. In this talk I address several overarching reasons for the decline of Christianity and address how five dominant visions of the human person including person as a cog or scourge, transhumanism & transgenderism, plastic anthropology, and the person as a commodity — also play a key role not only in despair and anxiety, but contribute both to the decline of Christian belief and the rise of secularism and pantheism/new paganism. This talk is a thematic overview and distillation of two longer lectures I give on five false anthropologies and 10 reasons for unbelief and the decline of Christianity. Some of the topics I address include Breakdown of the Family - specifically decrease in fatherhood participation, and its impact on religious practice Sexual Revolution  - disorients the person and relationships between men and women Feminism & Smashing the Patriarchy — “Flight from Woman” Egalitarianism and Pantheism - Tocqueville's prediction of the rise of pantheism in democratic societies Technology + Technological Society: Practical: use of technology and propaganda Theoretical: Empiricist rationality is incoherent and severs relationship between affectivity and reason Scientism: vision of a technical solution to evil, sin, suffering Humanitarianism and what I call “Almost Christianity” Failures of the Church: scandal, corruption, assimilation, and failure to teach and catechize Loss of non-linguistic catechesis When people are leaving Christianity today, do they know what they are leaving?  Confusion about the nature and destiny of the human person and what it means to be an embodied person   Plastic Anthropology —malleable based on feelings Transhumanism / Transgenderism - combination of biology and technology Person as Cog Person as Scourge Person as Commodity — Everything becomes an object of trade. Del Noce's concept of Pure Bourgeois Conclude with several suggestions to address the loss of faith and confusions over anthropology Re-affirm that Being is good and intelligible - Our bodies are good Each person is a subject and not simply an object Defend Reason and Freedom We are embodied and Embedded Persons— our bodies are not accidental Thinkers I address include Augusto Del Noce, Joseph Ratzinger, C.S. Lewis, Henri DeLubac, Carrie Gress, Karl Stern, Christopher Palmer, Jaron Lanier, Max Scheler, Joseph Pieper, John Paul II See www.themoralimagination.com for book links and related podcasts.   AmPhil Center For Civil Society - Nonprofit Educational Leader Leading educational provider for nonprofit fundraising learning the Center for Civil Society is the go to for major gifts, campaigns, strategy, and... Time to read 8 minutes Dec 22nd, 2022   AmPhil Rise Of The Nones Nonprofit Conference Nov 7-8 Scottsdale. AZ Leading scholars, philanthropists, and nonprofit leaders will discuss the rise in secularism, decline in church attendance, and other related trends, and... (352 kB) https://amphil.com/event/c4cs-riseofnones/     Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project Religious ‘Nones' in America: Who They Are and What They Believe 28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or “nothing in particular” when asked about their religion. Written by Gregory A. Smith, Patricia Tevington, Justin Nortey, Michael Rotolo, Asta Kallo and Becka A. Alper

Editorial En 2019, Gregory A. Smith, director asociado de investigación en el «Pew Research Center» (PRC) de Estados Unidos escribió así en la página web del mismo: «La transubstanciación, la creencia de que, durante la Misa, el pan y el vino utilizados para la comunión se convierten en el Cuerpo y la Sangre de Jesucristo, es fundamental para la fe católica. De hecho, la Iglesia católica enseña que “la Eucaristía es ‘la fuente y la cumbre de la vida cristiana'”». Sin embargo, una encuesta reveladora realizada por el mismo Pew Research Center (PRC) en los Estados Unidos ha demostrado que 7 de cada 10 norteamericanos católicos, o que se autodenominan como tal, no creen en la presencia real de Jesucristo en la Eucaristía. Noticias internacionales Myanmar: Obispos piden a dictadura militar que deje de atacar templos y monasterios Argentina: Sacerdote alienta a una comunicación sin polarizaciones ni agresión EE.UU.: Advierten a farmacias de Dakota del Sur que vender píldoras abortivas es delito grave Francia: Gran película sobre la Vendée Noticias nacionales Obispos de España condenan toda violencia tras ataque a iglesias católicas Sacerdote responde a político pro aborto español que usó el nombre de Dios en vano La «herencia espiritual» de Carmen Hernández Noticias de la Santa Sede Mensaje del Papa a familias que acogerán jóvenes en la JMJ de Lisboa Papa Francisco expresa su profunda tristeza por tiroteo en California Catequesis del Papa Francisco: Jesús maestro del anuncio

The COVID pandemic has impacted virtually all aspects of our day-to-day lives, including our life in the Church.How has the Church fared in navigating these impacts?  Has she distinguished herself in her response, including in relation to restrictions on accessing the sacraments, and to moral and ethical questions surrounding the COVID vaccines?  Has Church leadership made a compelling case that, pandemic or not, the laws of God will always supersede the laws of man?Joining us to help grapple with these questions is Philip Lawler, editor of Catholic World News and news director at CatholicCulture.org.  Author/editor of 10 books, his latest work is Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear, In A Pandemic. 0:00 - Introduction2:00 - Responding to COVID - a report card for the Church3:15 - The Church's singular mission, pandemic or no pandemic7:50 - First time for everything - Church doors shut by Church leaders10:00 - The lingering fog of COVID13:40 - Eucharistic coherence17:10 - "No communion, please" - public health officials overstep19:05 - To love thy neighbour is to evangelize21:00 - Moral concerns with COVID vaccines26:20 - Duty to lobby for ethical vaccines31:00 - Our parishes - all welcome?35:20 - Flashing the pass for Mass?37:25 - Reclaiming zeal for the Sacraments39:55 - ConclusionIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Crown and Crozier with a tax-deductible donation here:  DONATE  Documents/Websites referenced Philip Lawler (bio) @PhilLawlerPhilip Lawler - Contagious Faith: Why the Church Must Spread Hope, Not Fear, In A PandemicDr. Jeff Mirus, “Following your conscience? 2. The COVID problem”Philip Lawler, “Vaccination and conscience: a challenge to Church authority” Marisa Iati, “Philadelphia becomes latest archdiocese to reject religious exemptions for vaccine mandates”Colorado Catholic Conference, “A letter from the bishops of Colorado on COVID-19 vaccine mandates” York Region Public Health, “COVID-19: Guidance for Places of Worship” [page 4]Gregory A. Smith,  “Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of Christ” Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.Support the show (http://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/)

Please enjoy Preston's conversation with Command Chief Master Sergeant Greg Smith on the evolution of Special Operations Forces. Command Chief Master Sergeant Gregory A. Smith is the tenth command senior enlisted leader, U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill AFB, Florida. He assumed the position on July 11, 2019. Chief Smith entered the U.S. Air Force in 1990 as an aircraft armament systems specialist. His initial assignment was with the 3246th Test Wing, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. In 1993, Chief Smith was reassigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska where he served as a weapons load crew member on A/OA-10 aircraft. He completed multiple deployments to the pacific theater. Chief Smith was selected for special duty as an AC-130H/U aerial gunner in 1996. He served as lead, instructor and evaluator gunner with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. He also served as the superintendent of Wing Strategic Plans with the 16th Special Operations Wing. In September 2001, Chief Smith was part of the first team to deploy following the terror attacks on 9/11. He established the first forward operating base and then deployed to Pakistan where he established a joint interagency forward operating location. In 2009, Chief Smith became the first course director and chief of academics for the Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy. In June 2012, Chief Smith was selected for command chief master sergeant for the 58th Special Operations Wing where he oversaw the training and readiness for special operations and combat rescue personnel. In 2013, Chief Smith was selected as the command senior enlisted leader for Special Operations Command Europe where he led special operations forces through multiple contingencies in Ukraine, Turkey, and Syria. Chief Smith became the command senior enlisted leader for NATO Special Operations Headquarters in 2015. In this role, he synchronized Allied special operations forces for employment in support of NATO missions across the globe. Chief Smith’s last assignment was the command chief master sergeant, Air Force Special Operations Command.

On this episode of the Ones Ready podcast we sit down with the United States Special Operations Command Senior Enlisted Leader, Chief Greg Smith.  Chief Smith has had a colorful career and has gone from a Weapons Loader on A-10s to an AC-130 Gunner, to the Special Operations Command Europe Senior Enlisted to Air Force Special Operations Command Senior Enlisted, to Special Operations Command.  Chief Smith covers SOF accountability, Transregional Crossdomain Detterance, and the future of SOCOM.  We also tap on some of the initiatives they're working up there and their new endeavor into podcasting from a Command level.  We promise you don't want to skip through any of this episode!  Please enjoy the episode and give us your feedback. If you liked it and feel so inclined, please leave us a review.  If we didn’t answer your questions, please let us know, and thank you for your support!Want to watch this episode on Youtube? https://youtu.be/Kanf_hcQprwNeed the show notes? onesready.com/episode/74Have a question?  Email us at info@onesready.comFollow us on Instagram @onesreadyFollow us on YoutubeFollow us on Facebook

“The fulfillment of the Great Commission and the building of free and virtuous societies are integrally linked.”  These words are taken from George Weigel's Evangelical Catholicism, which argues that each member of the Church is called to live out Christ's command to go and make disciples of all nations. Weigel is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center  and is the author of numerous books, including the authoritative biography of St. John Paul II, Witness to Hope.  0:00 - Introduction1:40 - Evangelical Catholicism7:02 - Evangelical Catholicism applied to the Church's relationship with the State11:58 - The U.S. Church and the Biden presidency18:13 - The U.S. Bishops' letter on Inauguration Day24:42 - The missionary vocation in the lives of citizens30:11 - The first (Kennedy) and second (Biden) Catholic Presidencies35:26 - The Church's public policy advocacy under the Trump administration38:29 - Seeking validation from political leaders43:48 - Not Forgotten46:52 - ConclusionIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Crown and Crozier with a tax-deductible donation here: https://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/Documents/Websites referencedGeorge Weigel - Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st-Century Church (2013)George Weigel - Not Forgotten: Elegies for, and Reminiscences of, a Diverse Cast of Characters, Most of Them Admirable (2020)H.R. 5 - Equality ActGeorge Weigel - “Woke ‘Rights,' the Equality Act, and Speaker Pelosi”, The Catholic Difference (March 17, 2021)George Weigel - “The Challenge of Eucharistic Coherence”, The Catholic Difference (February 3, 2021)George Weigel - “President Biden and a Catholic Inflection Point”, The Catholic Difference (January 20, 2021)George Weigel - “Inaugural Reflections on American Renewal”, First Things (January 18, 2021)George Weigel - “Joe Biden, Pre-Conciliar Catholic?”, First Things (October 21, 2020)United States Conference of Catholic Bishops - “Statement on the Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as 46th President of the United States of America” (January 20, 2021)Gregory A. Smith, Pew Research Center - “Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood of Christ” (August 5, 2019)Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.Support the show (http://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/)

In this week's episode, Michael interviews Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director at Pew Research Center, to discuss recent surveys concerning faith in America and the 2020 presidential election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Its Monday and that means Night Of The Horrorphile has some Fresh Popcorn for you to enjoy!  This week Leigh got the chance to watch NEFARIOUS, a great little horror flick that needs to be seen! NEFARIOUS Directed by: Richard RowntreeStarring: Jon Vangdal Aamaas, Natalie Mitson, Toby Wynn-Davies, Nadia Lamin, Buck Braithwaite, Gregory A. Smith, Abbey Gillett, and Omari Lake-Pottinger. 

This week I'm chatting to my friends, the effervescent Gregory A Smith and the delightful Stephen Oswald. Greg has written the play 'Lili - In the Guesthouse Window' which he presented to me on my birthday this year with an amazing gift of a role. Best present ever. Greg describes it as a an enduring love story from 1930's Berlin to 1980's Brixton. Sexuality, race, persecution and survival are strong themes throughout the play. Greg and Stephen help me delve deeper into the piece and we look at how we are going about getting a play from page to stage. We discuss what drew Stephen to the project and what really resonated with him about the play. We aim to keep you posted as the project grows and really give you an honest view of our endeavours as they happen. We hope that some of you will get to see the piece down the line and feel connected to our work via these chats. Please feel free to follow the show's twitter at @LiliWindow and Stephen @StephenAOswald and Greg @greggers76 and of course me at @40somethinggay Finally a link to a clip to the Jane Horrocks version of Cabaret we chatted about! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uL8EuP3UD4

In today's episode, Jaye discusses recent news stories related to undocumented immigration and refugees from Latin America. Where are the 1500 missing migrant children that were being tracked by the federal government? How are children in the custody of US Customs being treated? And is there any moral or ethical issue with calling MS-13 gang members "animals?" Jaye delves into past events as she makes the case that when we dehumanize other people, it becomes all too easy to treat them inhumanely - or watch and do nothing. CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of physical and sexual violence, and descriptions of oppressive behavior. Thank you for listening! Subscribe, review, rate 5 stars, and share! Check us out online: Website: http://potstirrerpodcast.com Twitter: @potstirrercast IG: @potstirrerpodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/potstirrerpodcast/ Citations: “ACLU Obtains Documents Showing Widespread Abuse of Child Immigrants in US Custody.” 2018. 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Dr. Gregory A. Smith - 4/18/15

Episode 15 with Dr.Gregory A. Smith M.D. executive producer of the film AMERICAN ADDICT. Dr. Smith is the former Director of Pain Management at Harbor UCLA and Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA. He went on to form Comprehensive Pain Relief Group inc. in 2001. GS Medical in 2004 and Pain MD Productions in 2011. He has published numerous research articles, published over 12 books, hosted 2 radio shows and has appeared as guest on multiple local and national radio and television shows.