Wot no Christmas story!
When we celebrate Christmas, we might not use the term Advent very often, but we might acknowledge it as a time awaiting the 'big day'. For some, Advent is that...
Breaking into that passive queue
Do you recall that twee picture of you at School? You were all put in order and, one at a time, you stood in front of a board with a...
What exactly is a King?
Welcome to Christ the King Sunday. What exactly does that mean - do we get cake? Should we be celebrating something, a bit prior to Christmas? At the end of...
Economics not Talents
Jesus spoke about relatable situations, so that he didn’t talk over the heads of those around him. They connected. He translated his understanding of God contextually to connect with others....
Are memories so valuable?
At The Death Cafe today, we spoke of our thoughts following last Saturday and Sunday, the Armistice and Remembrance Day respectively. Well, it was for the UK, but what about...
Lest we forget yesterday
It's been a strange weekend. Some might have deemed it Remembrance Weekend, as both Armistice day and Remembrance Sunday were over the one weekend. Should the boundaries blur? Has our...
Remembrance Sunday…again
It's that day again. That day when we recall, with pomp, with pride, the loss of so many lives over so many wars, and repeat "lest we forget" - but...
Keeping it real when all around you
This is quite a confrontation with an increasingly bitter conflict. It could be Prime Minister's Questions but I'm reading from Matthew 23:1-12, a 'debate' between the synagogue where the author...
Choices: political or spiritual?
Well our land is currently concerned with ULEZ (or LEZ for those in Glasgow), whether all genders are allowed in a hospital, shall we have 20mph speed limits and (is...
Currency
In recent weeks we have had the political conferences from the Conservatives, SNP, Labour and Liberals. We have also acutely aware of the travesties of war, resulting from extremist views;...
Which one sounds like the God you may know?
We are looking at two passages this week: both relate to the same scene but are vastly different. Both speak of the Kingdom of God, but one represents God as...
EASEing into Death
This has been a week of death cafes, and it's not even Halloween or our annual time of Remembrance. We met on the Tuesday to listen to a presentation from...