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 “On An Even Keel” by Fred Smith A friend asked me, “What do you think your best contribution will be? And for what would you like to be remembered?” I did not need [...]
Listen to “Some Larger Way” by Fred Smith Some of you know I have taught a Sunday School class for 40 years. It’s my anchor as much as my pulpit. For much of that time I [...]
Listen to “Is It Too Much To Ask?” It’s not just me but a growing number of people have made comments about a theme running through commencement speeches for the last several [...]
Listen to “What’s the Outlook?” by Fred Smith The difference between weather and climate is important. Weather alters constantly while climate changes are slow but the [...]
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 “Jesus Is Just Alright” by Fred Smith In the last few years I have been paying closer attention to some deep shifts affecting the church. It’s easy for Boomers to [...]
Listen to “I Am Somebody” by Fred Smith Two times in the Gospel of Luke the disciples are caught asking who will be great in the Kingdom. It’s not a bad question. In fact, [...]
*There is no audio recording of the blog this week. Fred will be back next week! I suppose the unexamined life is not worth living may be right for the most part. However, is it possible [...]
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