Monthly Archives: April 2016

‘Though I ride the wings of the morning’

Posted on April 26, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

‘Though I ride the wings of the morning Ronald Reagan used to tell of a photographer, who was sent to photograph a bush fire. His editor told him that time was of the essence, and an aircraft was waiting for … Continue reading →

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You never know how high your dreams will take you.

Posted on April 26, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

In nineteen eighty two, Larry Waters, who had always wanted to fly but couldn’t afford the lessons, decided to achieve his dream by purchasing forty five surplus weather balloons, filling them with helium and attaching them to an aluminium deck … Continue reading →

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The Power of One

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Do you know that one vote made Oliver Cromwell Lord Protector and gave him control of England. One vote caused Charles the First to be executed. One vote changed France from a monarchy to a republic. One vote also made … Continue reading →

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Cock-eyed optimists

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Do you remember that scene from the film South Pacific, where Nurse Nellie Thorbush looks out across the islands and sees what she thinks are clouds but then realizes they’re gun smoke, and that even in that South Sea paradise … Continue reading →

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Forgiven, Forgotten Forever

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

There was once a celebrated court case in which the wife of a Scottish doctor examined his financial records after his death and found that a number of accounts were crossed through with a notation: “debt forgiven–too poor to pay.” … Continue reading →

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Plucking weeds and planting flowers

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Abraham Lincoln once said: ‘Die when I may, I want it said of me that I plucked a weed and planted a flower wherever I thought a flower would grow.’ Someone said that the whole process of evolution in this … Continue reading →

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The Myth of Religious Violence

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

It’s widely thought that religion is the major cause of war. However, William T. Cavanaugh, in his book, The Myth of Religious Violence, points out how superficial this perception is. Indeed, the authoritative Encyclopedia of War reports that of all … Continue reading →

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Our best defence against the rising threat of radical Islamism

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s been a lot of interest recently in a quote from renowned atheist Richard Dawkins, who admits that Christianity may be our best defence against the rising threat of radical Islamism – even acknowledging that the teachings of Jesus Christ … Continue reading →

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The factors which contribute most to emotional stability

Posted on April 18, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Duke University’s landmark study on peace of mind found that the factors which contribute most to emotional stability are: the absence of resentment, not living in the past, not wasting energy fighting things you cannot change, cooperating with life instead … Continue reading →

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