Category Archives: Confidence

Faith is having the courage to face our doubts

Posted on September 29, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

I’ve had the privilege of meeting three recipients of the Victoria Cross, our highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy. I asked one of them what heroes feel when they do their heroic acts, and he told … Continue reading →

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The Captain smiled at me

Posted on June 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Robert Louis Stevenson used to tell the story of a ship being battered by a huge storm. The crew were terrified and one young sailor gave way to panic and left his post to rush to the bridge, where he … Continue reading →

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We are what we are, not what people call us.

Posted on April 8, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Shakespeare once said: ‘What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.’ A thing is what it is because that’s what it is, not what someone calls it. And we are … Continue reading →

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Revelations from a ‘worry table’

Posted on March 21, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

One night a man whose wife lived in fear of burglars heard a noise in the house and phoned the police, who responded and actually caught a burglar downstairs. Before they took him away the man said ‘I want you … Continue reading →

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Not escape, just quiet confidence

Posted on February 26, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

When I was very small the best feeling in the whole world was to lie in bed on a stormy night all tucked up snug and warm, listening to the wind howling outside. Most of us have memories like that. … Continue reading →

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