Listen to “Is the Glitter Gone?” by Fred Smith In 1929, in the grip of a global depression, Americans flocked to theaters to escape the harshness of their lives and catch a [...]
Listen to “The Good Commission” by Fred Smith Some blogs are diaries – personal and revealing by making you feel you have been invited into the interior of the author’s life. [...]
Listen to “Ears to Hear” by Fred Smith I pray none of my college professors read this late confession. I went to school in a time that valued citations and footnotes – not so [...]
Listen to “A Gift Too Big” by Fred Smith Instead of destroying a weakened Israel, the Midianites chose constant humiliation by periodically crossing into Israel and reducing [...]
Listen to “Farewell” by Fred Smith Several of my friends are beginning to say “farewell” to their careers. It’s hard to believe. I know for many complete retirement is not an [...]
Listen to “Feathers on the Waves” by Fred Smith The Greeks, as always, had a word for it: tragedy. That’s the first word that came to my mind when I stared at the photo of [...]
Listen to “No Other Way” by Fred Smith Most of us are familiar with William Wilberforce for his long but ultimately successful struggle to abolish the slave trade in England. [...]
Listen to “A Friend’s Revenge” by Fred Smith There are a few figures in Scripture who grow on you with age. Perhaps we come to understand their circumstances or have more [...]
Listen to “An Uncommon Risk” by Fred Smith One of the most watched events of this century was Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk across Niagara Falls. In so doing he became [...]
Listen to “The Light Years” by Fred Smith “Papa, how old are you?” my young grandson asked. “I’m 73.” “Whoa, and you are not dead yet?” That was pretty much the end of the [...]
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