Podcasts

Listen to “The George Option” by Fred Smith   I’ve made light of country and western music for as long as I can remember. The titles like “I’ll Be Over You When The Grass Grows [...]

Listen to “The Reef” by Fred Smith   In “Where Good Ideas Come From” Steven Johnson uses the illustration of a coral reef as an example of a structure that is both fragile and [...]

When our daughter, Haley, decided to drive from her home in Hollywood back to Texas for a visit, I asked her if I could fly out and then come along on the road trip. Yes, I was concerned about [...]

“Since the Great Recession, the global economy has grown sporadically at a below-trend pace. This is unlikely to change in the short-term, but we expect ongoing improvement, led by growth [...]

After the earthquake in Haiti, the tsunami in Japan, and the typhoon in the Philippines, millions of Americans (and a fair number of Gathering participants) responded to the immediate needs [...]

We were delighted to bring you a new video series with interesting Gathering speakers and participants. We began last week with David Brooks and continue this week with a most fascinating [...]

Dr. John Stott’s last bit of advice to his assistant before he died was simply this, “Do the hard thing.” “Uncle John” believed that choosing the easy trail, the road most taken, and the path of [...]

David Brooks, “How to be Religious in the Public Square” Luncheon Speaker at The Gathering 2014 Introduction by Michael Cromartie, Vice President of the Ethics And Public Policy [...]

David Brooks, “How to be Religious in the Public Square” Luncheon Speaker at The Gathering 2014 Introduction by Michael Cromartie, Vice President of the Ethics And Public Policy [...]