If you want to read about an utterly fantastical world, don’t read Harry Potter – read quantum physics. There you will hear about particles being in two places at once, nothing being certain only probable and even forces going back in time. Well, I have nearly always felt Christ’s presence around me. In a way [...]
https://youtu.be/aubaZFOQOJo Thanks to Marc and Catriona - the ministers at Invergowrie and Carse Churches in Scotland.
‘Two sides of the same coin’ is a common enough saying. So, it came to mind as I was reading the temptation of Jesus in the desert followed by his preaching in the synagogue. In the wilderness, he was sustained by reading scripture. He developed faith in the sustaining goodness of God. He re-affirmed [...]
With the New Year disappearing in the rear mirror, it is time to pack the decorations away. We will soon wrap the nativity story up in a box for another year. And as the attic hatch closes, we can easily forget that story’s characters. Since none were historical figures of great power, wealth, or talent. [...]
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com Writing as I do on Christmas Day of 2021, it is difficult to feel the full joy of this the holiest of days. The world seems full of infection, charlatan politicians, and human messiness. So, I started to think through the ghosts of Christmases past. The midnight carol services [...]
Photo by Vinu00edcius Vieira ft on Pexels.com The cartoon shows the Wise Men on the way to Bethlehem. One is saying – I still think we should have gone for the Pampers, tiny vests and a teddy! The truth is the Nativity story has remoulded more times than even Dicken’s Christmas Carol. It is used [...]
In Britain, the first meal a newly married couple have together is called ‘the wedding breakfast’. As a minister, I have attended my fair share of wedding breakfasts. Sadly, sometimes after a very busy week, I don't enter into them with unalloyed joy. Nevertheless, as I leave, I always feel refreshed having made new friends [...]
Lesson: Luke 2.25-35
A reflection on Jesus curing the paralytic man from Mark 2.1-5:
A short service of worship looking at the decisive moments for Christ and their lesson to us. Text: Mark 1.40-42 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc0rQ-MjBhRbESU7LgvYUOvCXhNEhou-p
Minutes for Christ 