Where is God today?
Turnstiles photo by Vlad B on Unsplash I wonder if the Church is like a ticket gate, where there are spaces for people to move in and out, as circumstances dictate. It’s not...
What’s so important?
In Maslow's triangle the facets of life are organised in layers, with the most important on the bottom - that's wifi and battery isn't it? In my military survival training...
Scapegoating is acceptable?
The scapegoating of another seems a common place in today's politics. If we can ascribe something negative towards a group of people then we can make ourselves look better -...
Is the bread stale?
At the turn of the century – makes me sound old – I spent many a week in Italy, not on holiday but at work with the RAF. Given that...
Making room
Do you recall the Dursley's House? The one where Harry Potter was kept under the stairs - out of sight, out of mind. Yes, he was brought out for high...
Can I be?
In our journey through Mark's Gospel we often feel the pace of life, the immediacy of everything. There's not a pause, even time for Jesus to have a cuppa -...
What price peace?
Psalm 85 is one which captures the feelings of those Jews returning from Babylon – years in captivity, subjugated, largely demeaned but now free to return to their homeland. Their ‘Church’...
The alternative is now ok
Prior to March 2020, the wearing of a face covering would have been unthinkable for most of us. If you did mention it, we might think of Muslims wearing the...
Trips to the other side
Imagine the time when the Roman Empire was everywhere - it ruled with a rod of iron. They were the other side. Our lives would have been heavily constrained, one...
Where is the barrier today?
The Sunday coming up is Conference Sunday, the day that Conference seeks to ordain those who they have discerned a calling to ministry. This year the Conference will vote upon...
To the Other Side
There's been much consternation with the breakdown of the MV Loch Seaforth from Ullapool to Stornoway. It crosses from the mainland to the Isle of Lewis, across the other side...
The obvious issue
I am struck by how many people use the Internet to communicate with others but we possibly don't understand how it works. That ability to really communicate, get the message...