Author Archives: vincentsmithauthor

Knowing when enough is enough

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Someone overheard an old man saying to his daughter as she boarded a plane: ‘I love you and I wish you enough.’ She replied, ‘Daddy, I wish you enough too.’ They asked him what it meant. He said: ‘It means: … Continue reading →

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The only sure way out of that hole

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

A few years ago, the Isleta Casino in New Mexico used a TV commercial showing images of dollar bills floating down to an outstretched hand while an announcer said: ‘So the holidays have passed, and those credit card bills just … Continue reading →

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The only assessment that ultimately counts

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

One night at a famous jazz bar, legendary jazz musician Cab Calloway introduced a promising young saxophone player. After he’d played, a self-appointed jazz critic came over and said, ‘You aren’t that good, man. All you can do is play … Continue reading →

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God or chance?

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Scientists tell us that if our expanding universe had expanded a little faster, the matter formed would have sprayed out into space like fine mist so fast that a gazillion particles of dust would speed into infinity and never even … Continue reading →

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Saved by a comma

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Maria Fedorovna, the Empress of Russia and wife of Czar Alexander III, was well known for her philanthropy. She once saved a political prisoner from exile in Siberia by transposing a single comma in a warrant signed by her husband … Continue reading →

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Like rats in a cellar

Posted on February 19, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

C.S. Lewis used to say that the best evidence of what a person is like is what they do when they are off their guard. ‘Like rats in a cellar, you are most likely to see them if you go … Continue reading →

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Issues beyond the scope of science

Posted on January 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

You often hear it said that science has disproved God because it has found no evidence apart from people’s belief. But that’s like saying that science has disproved love because it’s found no evidence other than what people claim to … Continue reading →

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Putting the clock back

Posted on January 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

I was talking to some friends on New Year’s Eve and the general opinion was that the world is in a rather precarious state. But then someone added that the last thing we’d want to do is ‘put the clock … Continue reading →

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The need to be reminded rather than instructed

Posted on January 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Dr. Johnson used to say that ‘People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.’ And that’s what every great moral teacher in history has done – reminded us of the old principles which we often … Continue reading →

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Self-healing

Posted on January 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

One of the amazing things about our human body is its ability to heal and repair itself. As C.S. Lewis pointed out, ‘a live body is not one that never gets hurt, but one that can to some extent repair … Continue reading →

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