Listen to “Paper Dolls” by Fred Smith There is no topic more widely discussed and fretted about in family philanthropy than that of donor intent. Horror stories (both true and [...]
Listen to “Neighbors” by Fred Smith Like most of us, I’ve heard the Parable of the Good Samaritan since childhood and one thing has remained constant: the Samaritan has always [...]
Listen to “An Open Hand” by Fred Smith In the middle of the crippling cold snap in Texas the store manager of the HEB grocery store had to make a decision. With hundreds of [...]
Listen to “Late Night On A Long Drive” by Fred Smith As a boy I did not have much time alone with my father. The best opportunities came late at night on long car trips while [...]
Listen to “The Family Farm” by Fred Smith I’ve had many conversations over the years with friends about the dangers of leaving wealth to children only to ruin them. It’s taken [...]
Listen to “Never Despair” by Fred Smith None of us thought it would end the way it did. It began with small, almost unnoticed decisions by Mrs. Britton, our Sunday School [...]
Listen to “End of the Line” by Fred Smith The story of Abram’s calling begins at the end of the line. If you trace the descendants of Adam through Noah and then to Terah, the [...]
Listen to “The Gandalf Option” by Fred Smith In 2017 Rod Dreher published “The Benedict Option” to define the new relationship between the world and the Church allowing the [...]
Listen to “Rise Up” by Fred Smith My father had a life removed from us that we knew little about until we were grown. It was only a few years before he died that I understood [...]
Listen to “What Did You Bring Me?” By Fred Smith A big surprise for me when we moved to Tyler was how many people here travel all over the world. I expected a relatively small [...]
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