We live in turbulent times. Internationally, there is tension between the United States and Russia over the recent bombing in Syria and talk of war in the Korean peninsula. Domestically, we’ve now added a snap general election to […]
Read MoreA new start this Easter time
On Palm Sunday a congregation near Glasgow started their morning worship in one building and ended it in another. They left the old for the new. A minibus had been arranged to transport the older folk the 500 […]
Read MoreLiving a Jesus-focused life
During Lent, many people choose to give something up for the six-week period leading up to Easter. It can be chocolate, or coffee, or meat – any of life’s little luxuries seem to be the “sacrifice” that is […]
Read MoreHow can we be certain in uncertain times?
We live in politically uncertain times, or so the media would have us believe. Election results are unpredictable or almost too close to call and once robust political institutions are struggling to respond to the challenges of a […]
Read MoreLove in action
I’m a bit of a music fan. I really like to listen to music as often as I can, and often have it playing in the background most of the time. I’ve noticed (unsurprisingly) that, as it is […]
Read MoreWhere will you put your hope in 2017?
This week I heard a BBC news commentator say that a certain film (which has yet to be released in the UK) had been nominated for a BAFTA award because it was a good news story and we […]
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