Category Archives: Reflecting

Turning up the heat

Posted on August 12, 2018 by vincentsmithauthor

The Bible talks about God ‘Sitting as a refiner and purifier of silver.’ A group of women, trying to understand the implications of this visited a silversmith to watch him work. They watched him hold a piece of silver over … Continue reading →

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‘Everyone needs to write their own obituary’

Posted on September 3, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Most of us live our lives in the tension between our desire to live the good life and our desire to be good people. Nowhere is this tension more obvious than in newspapers – in the advertisements and the obituaries. … Continue reading →

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A word from the wise

Posted on April 18, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

Some years ago, according to Tony Campolo, a survey was taken of a group of nonagenarians – people who had done a lot of living, and were probably better qualified to reflect on what life is about than most of … Continue reading →

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