Listen to “A Hand In The Flood” by Fred Smith The Bible reminds us, “With a strong hand and an outstretched arm His love endures forever. We are safe in His hand and with [...]
Listen to “If I Were Rich” By Fred Smith “If I were rich, I would tell them exactly what I was thinking and not hold back. I would ask the hard questions. What could they do to [...]
Listen to “At Last – Not Free” by Fred Smith Max Pennywise, a local small business owner and new Chair of the Long-Range Planning committee at First Church had just [...]
Listen to “His Mother’s Son” by Fred Smith Over the holidays I had time to think again about images of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Traditionally, what is our picture of [...]
Listen to “Sisters: A Christmas Story” by Fred Smith I’ve been reading this week about the disaster of Sumner Redstone’s family. While Sumner built great business ventures in [...]
Listen to “Fifty Ways To Leave” by Fred Smith When I began writing this blog almost eight years ago, John Kelly was my editor. He told me, “Don’t worry about being relevant or [...]
Listen to “The Wheel of Justice” by Fred Smith I’ve hummed along with Billy Joel’s song “Only The Good Die Young” for years. It’s an infectious tune and the lyrics [...]
Listen to “An Unremarkable Life” by Fred Smith I re-publish this every few years to honor my father and grandfather. They were so different and each found it difficult to love [...]
Listen to “The Museum of Me” by Fred Smith Two of our best friends are moving away so we had one last dinner at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Among so much else, we talked [...]
Listen to “The Beginning And The End” By Fred Smith I have worked with a number of entrepreneurs over the years and there are a few common themes and characteristics in their [...]
