AllenHuntShow_Guest13 David Smith
David Smith has served as the Executive Director of The Summit Counseling Center in Alpharetta, GA since January 2001. David is both an ordained minister and a licensed therapist. Prior to joining The Summit, he was employed by the Palmetto Baptist Healthcare System as Director of Community Care and Counseling of Aiken, South Carolina from 1996 through 2000. In the early years of his career he served on the staff of the Pastoral Counseling Center of the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. David has served as a pastoral counselor, a psychiatric chaplain and as a marriage and family therapist since 1989. He has been married to Vicki Smith since 1986 and they have two sons, Jonathan and Daniel.

Appearance Information
October 1, 2006 - Suicide
Original Airdate: October 1, 2006
David provided some great personal on-air counseling for callers who were struggling with suicide or been impacted in other ways. If you are struggling with suicide or know someone who is contact David at The Summit Counseling Center.

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Who Gained the Most from the Saddleback Forum?
Barack Obama
John McCain
Neither Gained
Both Gained
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It may not be about right or left
but about right and wrong;
but that doesn't mean we don't vote!




Allen's Top Five Favorite Georgia Athletic Figures
1. Warrick Dunn - Impeccable character and a giver who models the best in generosity
2. Mark Richt - Visited my 9-year old friend, Ashley, as she was dying of cancer while he was on his way to the Georgia-Florida game. A class act.
3. Bill Eliott - Nascar Legend
4. Calvin Johnson - Humility and work ethic inspires me
5. Mount Pisgah Middle School 'B' basketball team - Great group of kids, plus I'm the coach!

Quotes to Live By
"If the religious system does not correspond to the prevalent social character, if it conflicts with the social practice of life, its only an ideology."
-Erich Fromm

E-mail From Listeners
"Listening via the internet. I'm going to start using your line: 'I appreciate your point of view . . . but you're wrong!' ;-)"
-Robert