Category Archives: God

Impossible odds

Posted on November 29, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

One of the most amazing things about our world is the delicate balance required to sustain life. Astrophysicist Hugh Ross says that one of the twenty-five factors necessary for life is that the number of electrons has to be equivalent … Continue reading →

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God isn’t beige

Posted on August 12, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

In the academic art world, it used to be thought that Michelangelo portrayed God as subdued, dark and withdrawn. This was because his paintings were full of beiges, dark browns and ochres. But in more recent times, as the restorers … Continue reading →

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Refer to the designer

Posted on February 10, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, one day came upon a man whose Model T Ford had broken down. It was clear the driver didn’t know what was wrong, so Henry asked if he could take a look. … Continue reading →

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God’s ‘endless breach of contract’

Posted on February 10, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

Broadcaster Phillip Adams, in the Weekend Australian, once referred to the perceived failure of God to answer the prayers of desperate people as ‘this endless breach of contract, this failure to honour the guarantee.’ I think the failure is in … Continue reading →

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It all depends on whose hands it’s in.

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

  A basketball in my hands is worth thirty dollars, but in Michael Jordan’s hands it’s worth thirty million. A tennis racket in my hands is a joke, but in Pete Sampras’ hands it’s a World Championship. A sharp knife … Continue reading →

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Strong on pleasure but weak on joy

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

We live in a society that is strong on pleasure but weak on joy. We are blessed with so many opportunities for entertainment and personal fulfilment. No previous generation was so protected from want and disease. We are more highly … Continue reading →

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‘Let us pray that we are on God’s side.

Posted on July 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Prayer, for many people, seems to be a way of trying to get God to support what they want to happen. This, of course, assumes that we, with our very limited understanding of the bigger picture of life, really do … Continue reading →

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Flatlanders

Posted on July 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

The world today is divided between those who think that our three-dimensional universe is the sum total of reality, and those who believe there is something more beyond this realm of time and space. It reminds me of Edwin Abbott, … Continue reading →

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”Them that honour me, I will honour.”

Posted on July 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Back in the days of the American pioneers, a man stood outside his country store and talked to his partner about selling up. He said: ‘I wouldn’t mind if we could just pay our bills and have enough over to … Continue reading →

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“No matter how hard they try, they can’t get rid of the Cross!”

Posted on July 26, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

During those dark years when atheistic Communism dominated East Germany, there was a symbol which brought hope and comfort to many who had refused to abandon their faith. It was a huge TV tower built to broadcast atheistic propaganda. Near … Continue reading →

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