Category Archives: Called and Chosen

Our own special message

Posted on August 12, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an old Jewish tradition that God sends each of us into the world with a special message to deliver and a special act of love to bestow, and each of us is uniquely equipped to do it; which is … Continue reading →

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A message to deliver

Posted on March 24, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an old Jewish tradition that God sends each of us into the world with a special message to deliver and with a special act of love to bestow, which only we are equipped to do. That’s why comparing ourselves … Continue reading →

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Chosen people

Posted on March 12, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

I got a letter from an international credit card company recently telling me that because of my high status and salary they are offering me the opportunity to have their credit card. Well, as a retired clergyman, it’s strange they … Continue reading →

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God Knows I’m Worth It.

Posted on August 27, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

The novelist A.J. Cronin based some of his best selling stories on his earlier experience as a doctor in a small mining community in Wales just after the First World War. There was a nurse there who used to help … Continue reading →

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No Strings Attached

Posted on August 11, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

During the George Bush era Robert Kirkpatrick, who was serving a three year sentance at the Belmont Correctional Institution in eastern Ohio, got an invitation from Vice President Cheney to a two and a half thousand dollar a plate fundraising … Continue reading →

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Taking a Jump

Posted on July 17, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

African impalas, which can jump four metres high and ten metres long, are often kept in enclosures behind a wall that’s only one metre high. The reason is that impalas will not jump if they can’t see where their feet … Continue reading →

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Inexpressible Longings

Posted on May 23, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Some of the most poignant words in the Bible come from the Book of Ecclesiastes which says, ‘God has set eternity in our hearts.’ CS Lewis reflected that we often wonder why it is that we have such deep, inexpressible … Continue reading →

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The Keeper of the Spring

Posted on May 19, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Peter Marshall, of ‘A Man Called Peter’ fame, used to tellan an old story about the ‘Keeper of the Spring’ – a reclusive old man who lived high above an Austrian village and for years cleared away the debris from … Continue reading →

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Someone Thinks You’re Wonderful

Posted on May 16, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a lovely story about a famous tenor, who, some years ago, was scheduled to perform to a packed crowd at the Paris Opera House. But just before the performance began the manager took the stage and anounced that the … Continue reading →

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Getting Into Hot Water

Posted on April 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

A woman complained to her father about how difficult life had become. Her dad, who worked as a chef, took her into his kitchen and told her to watch as he boiled three saucepans of water and then put carrots … Continue reading →

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