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A Gift Like No Other

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here What if you’re offered a gift that seems too good to be true?  In 1835, an eccentric British chemist died and left his entire inheritance to America. By all accounts, James Smithson was a bit odd.   He was the illegitimate child of the Duke of Northumberland. He never learned his true birthday. His… Read more »