Author Archives: vincentsmithauthor

Harnessed Energy

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Power can be unleashed, or it can be harnessed. The energy in ten litres of petrol can be released explosively by dropping a lighted match into the can. Or it can be channeled through a car engine and used to … Continue reading →

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The one thing that is unique about Christianity

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

During a conference on comparative religions, experts from around the world debated what, if anything, was unique to Christianity. They began eliminating possibilities and the debate went on until C.S. Lewis, the famous Cambridge professor of English Literature, joined the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

That simple concept we call the Golden Rule seems to be universal. Jesus said we should ‘do to others as we would have them do to us.’ Hinduism teaches that ‘Those gifted with intelligence should always treat others as they … Continue reading →

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That’s love

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Kids have a wonderful capacity for recognizing what’s real. Here’s what some of them say about love: ‘When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the … Continue reading →

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No strings need to be pulled – just say Yes

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago Robert Kirkpatrick, who was serving a sentence in a prison in Ohio, mistakenly received an invitation to a fundraising dinner in Washington to meet former President George Bush. ‘I’m going to tell him that I’d be happy … Continue reading →

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Persistent attention

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago a magazine installed a new computer system to send out subscription notices to customers who had fallen behind with their payments. But something went wrong with the program, and before the error was discovered a certain rancher … Continue reading →

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The most elusive of all human desires

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

The Society of International Law reports that during the last three and a half thousand years there have been less than three hundred years of peace. That means the entire world has been at peace less than eight percent of … Continue reading →

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Needing the full treatment

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

C.S. Lewis said that as a child, when he had a toothache, he knew that if he went to his mother, she’d give him something to deaden the pain. But he would avoid going to her because he also knew … Continue reading →

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Things we want to think of as friendly, but aren’t

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

During the Falklands War the Royal Navy’s destroyer HMS Sheffield was sunk by a single missile fired from an Argentine fighter jet. It caused some people to wonder if modern surface warships were obsolete, sitting ducks for today’s sophisticated missiles. … Continue reading →

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The central neurosis of our time

Posted on January 16, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

One of the best known sceptics of the twentieth century was Bertrand Russell. Though born into Christian home he rejected faith and became an atheist. His daughter Katherine said of him, ‘Somewhere at the bottom of his heart, in the … Continue reading →

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