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I was thinking we all make excuses. We often use our vulnerable sides as an excuse>It stops us dealng with issues. I was thinking about story Jesus told about the woman who put twopence into the offering. I started to thinkk maybe she was hiding behind her poverty. Allowing it to imprison her free spirit. [...]

Recently I’ve been reflecting upon the whole notion of confidence.  We mere mortals need to be more humble as we pass through time into eternity. Especially those of the evangelical kind. Sometimes we can act as though we know everything, or we can give that impression. We leave no room for doubt or those who might [...]

I was visiting Glasgow the other day and i dropped into Renfield St Stephen’s for some lunch. here was a reason for the visit but that is another story, for another time. the Church is based in the centre of the city and has a cafe that s opened most days. it was good to [...]

You know something my spirits were raise this afternoon, the gardener has turned up and cut my grass. Is this a sign of old age?  Or perhaps a sigh of relief that Mrs iTalker will be very very happy. I’m told that in the modern world of home decoration the garden has become an extension of your [...]

Its now Easter Sunday 2009. Later on today I’m going to use the text in Galatians 2.20 to try and explain to the congregation the impact that the death of Christ has on all of us who seek to be his disciple. In this section of the Epistle Paul writes these words” I have been [...]

I wrote this last week while travelling in the Atacama desert.  The Atacama is one of the driest places on Earth,[9] and is virtually sterile because it is blocked from moisture on both sides by the Andes mountains  by the Chilean Coast Range. Here in this hot dusty environment I began to think about the fate of Jesus [...]

Well I’m back in in Scotland after a busy couple of weeks moving around Peru. I was glad that Willie insisted that we get seats at the front of the plane. We arrived late into Amsterdam and just reached the checking in gate for Edinburgh before it closed. I don’t think either of us could [...]

Well I’ve been out of range of WiFi for the past couple of days. This post will serve as my last one from this trip to Peru. I’m sitting in the KLM Business Lounge writing this post. Like all travellers I can’t wait to get home. Yesterday, was just one of those magical days in [...]

The return journey from Ica was very pleasant. We had our five hour trip reduced to four hours because we used the Royal Classic Service. The bus had seen better days but it was an express service. We even had reclining seats. This was pure luxury compared to the busy service bus the previous days. [...]

There is so much to learn and not enough time to understand all that you see around you. The Jungle seems a far cry from the desert but that’s where I’ve been for the past day. We took a five hour trip by bus to Ica. Ica is a city of around 300,000 people. It [...]