Breakfast With Fred – Fred Smith, Sr.

Every once in a while you stumble across an author who “just makes sense”. It’s been quite a few years since I first encountered Fred Smith in the pages of Leadership Journal, but ever since I, have latched on to anything he has written because he possesses an uncommon measure of godly common sense – aka wisdom. The thoughtful reader cannot help but be encouraged, challenged, and spiritually strengthened by reading and reflecting on the insights of this godly man.
What makes this book unique is the interaction between the author and 52 other leaders who respond to the essays he has written on a variety of subjects. The value of this is that whether thinking about “The Value of Heroes”, or “The Art of Criticism”, or “Tribulation`s Payday”, or any of the other forty-nine topics, readers get at least two perspectives to mull over which will enrich their own thinking.
This book isn’t designed to be read from cover to cover in one sitting. Rather, it is meant to be dipped into (once a week would work well) and thought about – with the goal of producing change in the reader’s life. If you don’t mind being mentored through the medium of print, this book – and anything else that Fred Smith writes – might work well for you. I know that I have profitted from the insights he has to share.
Breakfast With Fred is available on Amazon for $12.