Reflexion, A Spiritual Community

Chuck Smith, Jr
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  1. 4d ago

    Learning to Listen - Part 6

    I’m not going to give a Labor Day talk, but that’s where we’ll start Last year I felt it was important that I read Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations – Smith is sometimes referred to as the Father of Capitalism • he explored the principles of economics that caused some systems of flourish and others to flounder – one concern was the ways that governments interfered with industries and commerce • but something disturbed me as I read through his detailed research and conclusions ◦ Smith took for granted that there would always be a huge mass of poor people ◦ he saw this as the general pattern of civilizations from ancient history • there were always masters and slaves, emperors and subjects, kings and paupers Here are a few quotes I pulled from his work: Smith, “All for ourselves and nothing for others, seems, in every age of the world, to have been the vile maxim of the masters of mankind. . . . As soon, therefore, as they could find a method of consuming the whole value of their rents for themselves, they had no disposition to share then with any other persons.” – “For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few [assumes] the indigence of the many.” – When the economy of a nation is static rather than increasing, wages for the workers are barely enough to raise a family or even continue the “race of laborers.” “. . . there is no order that suffers so cruelly from [a nation’s economic decline as the poor].” However, the voices of the poor were rarely heard, except in when there were public demonstrations.

  2. 6d ago

    Walk And Talk - Sept 2, 2026

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  3. Aug 30

    Learning to Listen Part 5

    The Book of Isaiah begins with God’s frustration over Israel; for instance: “Children have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me . . . . Ah, sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, offspring of evil doers, children who deal corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD, they have despised the Holy One of Israel, they are utterly estranged” (Isa. 1:2-4) Then in chapter 6, Isaiah tells the story of his call from God to be a prophet - at first, he continues in the same stream as the opening • but a little further on, he is given messages of hope ◦ God always provides a way back ◦ his radiant love always breaks through the dark clouds • by chapter 30, his promises to Israel are fantastic “For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself anymore, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” - God promises his people he will always be speaking to them • they will always hear him nearby, and he will guide them • as long as they were willing to listen to him, and accept his direction, ◦ he was willing to constantly communicate with them

  4. Aug 28

    Walk-And_Talk Aug 28, 2026

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  5. Aug 23

    Liquid Meditations

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  6. Aug 20

    Walk and Talk - Aug 20, 2026

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  7. Aug 16

    John Chapman Shares

    Sharing on oppressed lives of Latin Americans

  8. Aug 9

    Learning to Listen Part 4

    Psalm 25 This psalm does not track a central theme What I mean, is that we cannot say, “This is a psalm of praise,” - or “Psalm of confession,” or “thanksgiving psalm,” or “supplication psalm” • this doesn’t mean the structure of the poem is random, ◦ only that it doesn’t tell a story or develop a specific point • nevertheless, there is a pattern to the psalm, ◦ but we don’t find it arranged in an obvious pattern - the first Hebrew letter in the first word of the first verse is alef (like 'A' is the first letter of our alphabet) • the first letter in the first word of the second verse is bet (like 'B' is the second letter of our alphabet) ◦ alef and bet are the first two letters in the Hebrew alphabet ◦ that’s what the poet used for the outline of the entire psalm • it’s like the nursery rhyme, “A is for apple; B is for ball . . . .” ◦ except that two letters from the Hebrew alphabet are missing There are several psalms that use this acrostic device - Psalm 119 is the most radical example, supplying eight verses (each beginning with the same letter) for every letter of the Hebrew alphabet

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    Chuck Smith, Jr
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    2017 - 2026
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