Category Archives: Guidance

A lamp to my feet

Posted on March 17, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Back in the dark days of the Cold War, Anatoli Shcharansky said goodbye to his wife as she left Russia for Israel. His parting words were: ‘I’ll see you soon in Jerusalem.’ But soon after he was detained and sent … Continue reading →

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Love God, and do what you like

Posted on May 8, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

In one of those famous Charlie Brown cartoons Charlie stopped at Lucy’s psychiatric help stand and said: ‘My trouble is I never know if I’m doing the right thing. I need to have someone around who can tell me when … Continue reading →

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Follow your compass

Posted on September 24, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

I read about an old sailor who repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass. The next time he took his boat out, he followed their advice and took the compass too. But again he got … Continue reading →

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If you want the light to come on…

Posted on September 11, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Someone once told me about going into a telephone booth in America after dark and not being able to read the telephone directory because the light wasn’t on. Fortunately someone saw his predicament and said to him: ‘If you want … Continue reading →

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Finding God in the Loneliest of Places

Posted on April 9, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a wonderful story in the Bible about a man named Jacob who had to leave home in a hurry to flee for his life. That first night he ended up at a lonely spot where he settled down miserable … Continue reading →

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When the Path is a Person

Posted on March 24, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

I remember a missionary telling how he got lost in the African bush. Fortunately some villagers found him and sent one of their young men to guide him to where he was supposed to be. The two of them set … Continue reading →

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‘You’re on your own now, buddy!’

Posted on February 27, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

I heard about an auto accessory store in America that sold a St Christopher statue that could be wired up to a car’s odometer. St Christopher, of course, is the patron saint of travellers, and this one promised to look … Continue reading →

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Go with the Flow

Posted on February 3, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

In the frigid waters of the Arctic and Antarctic there are numerous icebergs, some small and some gigantic. If you observe them carefully, you notice that sometimes the small ice floes move in one direction while their massive counterparts flow … Continue reading →

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