Category Archives: Hope

And it came to pass

Posted on February 4, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A group of people was once asked to name the passage of the Bible that most helped them when they were going through difficult times. Most came up with old favourites, except for one elderly man who said: ‘Mine is: … Continue reading →

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“I know you are here.”

Posted on February 3, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A broken hearted woman once told the famous preacher F.B. Meyer that her crippled daughter, who brought her great joy, had died. For years she’d made tea for her each morning, then left for work, knowing that in the evening … Continue reading →

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The Ivory Rose of Peace

Posted on February 2, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

One of the last planes to leave Paris before the Nazi invasion carried Francis Meilland’s most precious rose cutting. All he could do was hope it would survive. Four years passed before he learned what had happened to it. A … Continue reading →

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“I do not feel that I am the product of chance”

Posted on January 11, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Near the end of his life, the atheist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre told Pierre Victor: “I do not feel that I am the product of chance, a speck of dust in the universe, but someone who was expected, prepared, prefigured. In … Continue reading →

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Signals of Light

Posted on December 22, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

The worst time of Stella Thornhope’s life was the Christmas just after her husband died of cancer. Her sorrow was such that she couldn’t bring herself to get out the decorations. But it all changed when a kennel owner delivered … Continue reading →

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WYSIWYG

Posted on December 20, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Back in the days when I was being dragged kicking and screaming into the computer age, computer nerds, trying to explain the wonders of it all to me, used to spout unintelligible terms that just confused me more. Most of … Continue reading →

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‘No one ought ever do that again’

Posted on December 15, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

The first person to ride down Niagara Falls was Annie Edson Taylor, a sixty three year old schoolteacher who used a wooden barrel packed with inflated pillows, a mattress, and an anvil. When they fished her out she said: “No … Continue reading →

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Staring at the Ground

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

A few years ago a man in England taking a walk with his dog and metal detector found a gold coin that turned out to be the most important single coin find ever, dating from the eighth century and the … Continue reading →

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Alive in our Hearts

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Anna Pavlova was probably the greatest ballerina of all time. But her most memorable performance took place after her death. She was to play the role she made famous, the Dying Swan, at the Apollo Theatre in London. Tragically, she … Continue reading →

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Can’t You Hear the Bells

Posted on December 12, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

I read about a blind man who was invited to a wedding in a very picturesque village chapel.After the service the bridegroom’s mother said to the blind man: ‘What a pity that you couldn’t see the chapel. It really is … Continue reading →

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