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Saved from what has got us beat

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

  I once met a man who’d been part of Sydney’s underworld, but then became a preacher. For the next forty years he spent his life telling people of the transforming power of Christ. He preached about it because he’d … Continue reading →

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It all depends on whose hands it’s in.

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

  A basketball in my hands is worth thirty dollars, but in Michael Jordan’s hands it’s worth thirty million. A tennis racket in my hands is a joke, but in Pete Sampras’ hands it’s a World Championship. A sharp knife … Continue reading →

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The great story in which every chapter is better than the one before. ”

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

It’s often said that my parents’ generation rarely talked about sex but often talked about death. Whereas for my generation the opposite is true. But when you get to my age it’s hard to avoid it. I think the worst … Continue reading →

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The essence of Hell is separation

Posted on November 30, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

C.S Lewis once said that the essence of hell is separation – from God and from others. To be forever cut off from God’s presence …to be separated from other creatures, to be wholly and increasingly self-absorbed, makes that self … Continue reading →

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Images

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Most of us are pretty careful about displaying photographs of ourselves, and the last thing we want people to see is our passport photo. Yet we also carry another picture within ourselves – one far more important than any photograph. … Continue reading →

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Prosperity through Bankruptcy

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

  The British historian Niall Ferguson, in his book The Ascent of Money, says that one of the reasons for America’s prosperity is bankruptcy. He points out that while debtors in England used to languish in gaol for years, there … Continue reading →

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Political saviours

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

We often complain about our politicians while forgetting the old adage that we get the politicians we deserve. But within my lifetime there was one politician who inherited seventy percent unemployment and reduced it almost to zero; a bankrupt government, … Continue reading →

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It takes more energy to lie

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

The Temple University School of Medicine has found that lying takes more brain energy than telling the truth. It conducted an experiment where participants were divided into two groups. The first group had to shoot a toy gun and then … Continue reading →

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Do it yourself beliefs

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

Doctor Rosemary Aird of the University of Queensland, a few years ago, conducted a survey of numerous young adults, and found that “Young people with do it yourself new-age beliefs were twice as likely to be more anxious and depressed … Continue reading →

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Judging Mona Lisa

Posted on November 24, 2017 by vincentsmithauthor

These days the church doesn’t command the same respect as in previous generations. This is not surprising, given the stories of abuse by some of its representatives. Sadly, there have always been people whose actions have betrayed Jesus, rather than … Continue reading →

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