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We had a geat turn out at the Sanctuary First Service in east kilbride tonight well over 120 people turnrd up to take part in the ‘Cross Shape Space. This service has once again proved to have a unique significance for ll who attend.
One man came up at the end of the service and said [...]

At last after nearly a month of sorting out the issues in my study I’ll soon be back to normal again and begin to start writing a bit more regularly on the blog again. One of the things that has been taking up my energy apart from all the painting and rearranging of book shelves, [...]

I had an interesting day today apart from trying to finish off the work in the study after the outbreak of wet rot. I had the privelege of meeting three ministers from Sweden who were interested in the work we’re doing here in Bo’ness. they are especially interested in the Church Without Walls Agenda. [...]

I’ve been writing material for the next sanctuary first. We’re exploring the sense of loss when the gospel is stolen from a person’s life. Often people don’t know what s happening to them. they have been touched by the eternal engaged with spiritual things, then something happens. A new job, a new house, a new [...]

Talking about ‘Work Balance’ got me thinking such a concept is a luxury that the poor know nothing about. While we talk of our pensions for retirement and our need for a holiday. Millions of people in the world just struggle to survive a day at a time. In fact the majority of the population [...]

As we all face the possibility of greater numbers of unemployed people due to the present economic downturn. Does this mean that work is defined simply by employment? As christians should we be encourageing more people to think about an intigrated life of service.
For the past couple of Sunday evenings I’ve been preaching about the [...]

Over the next few Sundays the themes of Sunday worship will centre around the stories of creation in the Bible. In the morning services we will seek to find a Christian response to the seemingly hopeless misuse of the earth’s resources. In the evening services we will start a new series centred around the [...]

To move from sitting in Iona Abbey to be standing in The Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada in Barcelona all within a few days is quite an overwhelming experience.
To stand on a boat and view the simplicity of The Abbey on Iona and then to stand in Goudi’s amazing unfinished church which seeks [...]

This is a good place to be
It’s silence and serenity is like gold
But you have to mine it
Dig deep into yourself
To lose the noise of footsteps,
voices,
camera clicks,
and the rustle of clothes.
People move around as though searching,
looking,
some leaning on sticks.
Some full of faith
Breathing in the worship space.
Candles lit in a circle of iron
Prayer requests
pinned to a [...]

A girl sings on the street
From the back of her throat
Her voice sings U2
Bono would be proud
No stadium to rock
Just a few pigeons
And a couple of old age pensioners
Tapping their feet
The Holy Trinity is behind her
” With or without you ”
Echoes off the walls
She gives herself away
Sharing songs on a lunchtime break
She’s coined a [...]