Saying it as it is
Possibly it is a better description of Testimony than the church prefers. It's telling of a journey - not all, as there's more to come - and explaining what it...
In a foreign land
Here is Paul arriving in Philippi, Macedonia. As was a province of Greece now an independent country. Then it was controlled by the Romans, led by Caesar Augustus. He’s the...
Summer Creation
Not Van Gogh but by Helen of Partick As Summer approaches - truly it really is! - we might look around at what people are creating to give us joy....
Abide in me
When someone says goodbye it normally is over quickly. Jesus takes 6 chapters, according to John or whoever wrote the Gospel, to say his goodbye speech. In John 14:23-29 we...
Can love be self-giving?
We often encounter such passages about love in the Scriptures. We might often skim them as they are so familiar. Please don't, on this occasion as least. We are looking...
Coral
It was great to chat with some of you this morning. We began by looking at a wooden ornament which had been painted for a garden and discussed whether it...
Sounds Baaa-Zarre!
As we look together at stories of ordinary people, both now and throughout history who have seen the power of God working in their lives, we will focus on conversation,...
Convocation
Do you find meetings, especially large ones, life draining or life affirming? What is it? The action of calling people together for a large formal assembly, yes that’s what a...