Category Archives: Speaking the truth

Fibs

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

They say that the three most commonly told lies are: ‘Gee, you haven’t changed a bit,’ ‘I never got the message’ and ‘The cheque is in the mail.’ Jerald Jellison said: ‘Each of us fibs at least fifty times a … Continue reading →

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Politicians still object to churches speaking out

Posted on November 9, 2016 by vincentsmithauthor

Albert Einstein described how he’d slowly watched his homeland give in to Adolf Hitler and wondered if any of the great German institutions would stand up and oppose Him. He said, ‘I expected the Universities to oppose Nazism. Instead they … Continue reading →

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Acedia, an aversion to spiritual things

Posted on June 6, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

William Bennet, speaking at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, said: ‘There is a coarseness and a cynicism to our era…The ancients called it acedia, an aversion to spiritual things and an undue concern for the external and the worldly… I … Continue reading →

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Truth in love

Posted on January 4, 2015 by vincentsmithauthor

It’s always difficult to know what to do when someone asks you to write them a reference for a job you know they’re not up to. But Robert Thornton, a professor of economics, once composed the ideal letter to fit … Continue reading →

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