Category Archives: Prayer

The essence of a great prayer

Posted on December 15, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

The essence of a great prayer is not in the majesty of its phrases but in its honesty; like the one that says: Dear God, So far today I’ve done all right. I’ve kept my mouth shut, I’ve not gossiped … Continue reading →

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Not Alone

Posted on November 13, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

A few years ago, best selling writer Philip Yancey wrote these words: ‘For all its faults and failures, the church offers a place to bring wounds and to seek meaning in times of brokenness and struggle. Visiting them I heard … Continue reading →

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Do what comes naturally

Posted on October 18, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Jean McMahon, writing in the Reader’s Digest, described a church service in Kentucky, where she watched an irate father carry a boisterous child out of the service, slung under his arm. No one so much as raised an eyebrow — … 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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Smouldering disobedience

Posted on March 6, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Norman Vincent Peale, author of the Power of Positive Thinking, tells how as a young boy he found a cigar behind his house, lit it up and puffed away, not enjoying it but feeling very grown up. Then, to his … Continue reading →

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Flick the switch

Posted on February 27, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

Contrary to what many people think, those gigantic power stations that light up our cities don’t store electricity for later use, but rather produce energy to meet the immediate demand. Their huge turbines generate just enough power to meet the … Continue reading →

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Keep on Keeping on

Posted on February 1, 2014 by vincentsmithauthor

I heard about a man who bought himself a hobby farm, which included a cow to provide fresh milk. Pretty soon the cow had run dry so he sought advice from a real farmer. He said he’d been very careful … Continue reading →

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When you’re not cured but are healed

Posted on December 7, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Tony Campolo once received a telephone call from a woman who, in a church service the previous Sunday, had asked him to pray for her husband who was riddled with cancer. The call was to tell him her husband had … Continue reading →

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God Gives Me Rest

Posted on August 25, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

Sleep deprivation has emerged as one of the major threats to our sense of wellbeing. Most adult Australians now get less than seven hours of sleep per night, whereas our great grandparents got nine. Cultural and economic forces have combined … Continue reading →

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Controlling Our Moods

Posted on July 31, 2013 by vincentsmithauthor

One of the hardest things in life is to understand and control our moods. When we’re feeling good everything around us looks good and is good. But when we get into a dark mood that same world becomes miserable and … Continue reading →

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