Category Archives: love

Not in the ’empty firmament of the mind’

Posted on March 16, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

The Russian novelist Dostoevsky once said: ‘He who desires to see the living God face to face should not seek him in the empty firmament of his mind, but in love.’ The great mistake of the current crop of evangelical … Continue reading →

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Knowing where to look

Posted on November 16, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Someone once asked the famous sceptic Bertrand Russell what the first thing would be that he’ll say to God when he meets Him. He replied that if he were to actually meet such a being he’d ask Him why He … Continue reading →

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Definitions of love

Posted on October 20, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

How do you define love? Well this how a group of children did it. Karl, age five, says: “Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving lotion and they go out and smell each … Continue reading →

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Keeping safe from the dangers of love

Posted on October 16, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

The deepest of all human needs is to love and be loved, but the thing that keeps us from finding it is fear of rejection. However, in holding back we deprive ourselves of the thing we want most. C.S. Lewis … Continue reading →

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Muscles are not just meant for show

Posted on September 29, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

The host of a television chat show once interviewed a group of body builders and asked them a very simple question: ‘What do you use these muscles for?’ One guy answered by flexing his muscles in one of those body … Continue reading →

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New heart brings new love

Posted on September 29, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

US Senator Bill Frist, who is also a famous heart and lung transplant surgeon, tells the story of a twenty four year old Australian who received a heart transplant from a teenage boy killed in an accident. One of the … Continue reading →

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In the presence of the original

Posted on August 29, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

The NASA museum once hosted a group of blind people to discuss how they could make their exhibits more accessible – particularly the famous aircraft that hang from the ceiling. The director asked if a scale of model of each … Continue reading →

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‘He won’t let me love him when he’s awake.’

Posted on June 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

A friend told me about a boy who was the apple of his parents’ eyes. But in his teens he went off the rails, dropped out of school and began hanging around with a bad crowd. Early one morning he … Continue reading →

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It helps when you carry someone with you

Posted on May 27, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a story about a tribe of Red Indians who lived alongside a dangerous river and got attacked by a hostile group of settlers. They found themselves outnumbered and with their backs against the river. Their only chance for escape … Continue reading →

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Virtue is not a commodity

Posted on May 11, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

There’s a story about a wealthy man who gave his minister a cheque for fifty thousand dollars made out to the church. The minister, however, handed it back and said: ‘Go and cash it in for five dollar bills and … Continue reading →

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