Category Archives: Eternity

There’s nothing to fear

Posted on December 23, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a story about a man from Canada who left the frozen north for a holiday in the Florida Sun. His wife was due to follow him next day. When he got to his hotel he sent her an email. … Continue reading →

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Pushing the limits

Posted on June 5, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Frank Allegretti, a meticulous pilot with more than twenty years experience, crashed his plane in a cornfield because it ran out of fuel. His distraught wife said: ‘Everybody told me, he was the most cautious pilot they ever knew.’ Sadly, … Continue reading →

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We were created to believe

Posted on March 14, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A century ago many people believed that human enlightenment would eventually banish religious belief. But it hasn’t happened, and this has caused some researchers, like Bruce Hood, professor of developmental psychology at Bristol University, to think that belief in God … Continue reading →

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Which way did he go?

Posted on February 12, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s an epitaph on a headstone outside an English parish church that says: ‘Behold all you who pass by, for as you are so once was I; and as I am so you will be; prepare yourself to follow me.’ … Continue reading →

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An unknown region with a well-know inhabitant

Posted on January 2, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

We know very little about the after-life but someone once described it as “an unknown region with a well-know inhabitant.” I remember an old man I once ministered to just before his death, who told me how, in London, at … Continue reading →

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Comfort through a cat

Posted on December 15, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

At the Steer House Nursing Home in Providence, Rhode Island, a cat named Oscar provides a unique service to the residents of the dementia unit. He makes regular rounds, hopping onto patients’ beds, purring and snuggling up to people before … Continue reading →

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Hope springs eternal

Posted on October 6, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Alexander Pope wrote: “Hope springs eternal in the human breast: Man never is, but always to be blessed.” But where does man turn when hope dries up? The director of a medical clinic told of a young man who was … Continue reading →

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Gambling for big stakes

Posted on September 11, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A group of atheists have been paying for ads on buses telling people that there might not be a God so stop worrying. Well, believing there is a God who cares for me is the very thing that keeps me … Continue reading →

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What will they say about me?

Posted on September 8, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago the Indiana Department of Social Services sent a letter to a former client which said: “Your food stamps will be stopped in March because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may … Continue reading →

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Eternity in our hearts

Posted on May 10, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Anne Rice, whose bestsellers including The Vampire Chronicles have sold over one hundred million copies, is one of the most widely read authors in the world. After spending most of her adult life a self-described atheist, a few years ago … Continue reading →

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