Listen to “Bearing Witness” by Fred Smith The first time I read the phrase “bearing witness” was in Elie Wiesel’s book “Night” recounting the horrors of the Holocaust and the [...]
Listen to “The Widow’s Great Treasure” by Fred Smith For years I have treated the story of the widow’s mite as an illustration of sacrificial giving. So remarkable is the [...]
Listen to “My Trivial Sins” by Fred Smith No one would describe me as a product of diversity. As a Southern Baptist, I grew up sure of our traditions and practices but not our [...]
Listen to “The Four Hundred Pound Day” by Fred Smith Tiger Woods‘ victory at the Master’s is a myth. I know that sounds like a post on a fringe site but I’m not [...]
Listen to “Over and Over Again” By Fred Smith A favorite illustration was debunked last week. For years, I have used the image of the grain of sand in the oyster being the [...]
Listen to “Our Little Town” by Fred Smith When we moved from New York to a small town in rural East Texas thirty-five years ago small towns were not trending. That has changed. [...]
Listen to “He Told Stories” by Fred Smith Years ago, as a much younger man, I began a search for wisdom in giving. Although looking back, I realize that I didn’t know what [...]
Listen to “The Rich You Will Always Have Among You” by Fred Smith Like others, I have been disappointed by corrupt wealthy parents and coaches finding a way around the system [...]
Listen to “A Sometimes Solitary Life” by Fred Smith If you read biographies you notice a frequent pattern in the lives of many great leaders. Early success and then years of [...]
Listen to “A Living Thing” by Fred Smith My grandfather was a Baptist pastor with the temperament of an Irishman. Named Matthew Bunyan after John Bunyan, he was always [...]
