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 “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 “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 “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, [...]
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 [...]
*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 [...]
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 [...]
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