iTalker

India is a busy place. Everyone you see on the street seems to be going some where. Boys and girls dressed in their cotton school uniforms rushing to school. Workers, men and women, carrying great bundles on their heads and backs. Motorcycles moving in and out of cars. Engines reving, horns being blown, it all [...]

This is the life, this is India. You’ve never lived till you’ve travelled by train especially second class. I’m not brave enough to try third class, thats where they hang out the windows in their droves. Lying back listening to the rhythm of the wheels on the track as the train moves through the night [...]

You know what its like, your packing for a trip and the phone rings. The last thing you want is a conversation. You need to get that bag packed. the secret of course is not to take too much stuff with you. Travelling light becomes an art. Take enough to get you by for a [...]

We visited  St Andrew’s  in Fife  yesterday to catch up with some of the congregation who are at the CLAN Gathering for this past week. They’ve taken over at least two houses and a group of them are living together in community. I was really encouraged to hear how God has been blessing them this [...]

There is always something happening around the church building here in St Andrew’s Bo’ness. Its great to see the building being used and cared for by a wide variety of people. Take for instance today. Elizabeth Ann was down looking after the garden and watering the plans Apart from the staff members who were working [...]

I was just reflecting today that Madeline Makola is quite an amazing person. In the face of all that she endured she is still in one piece and able to let he past go. I guess she is the one qualified to answer the post i made a few days ago surrounding the steam train. [...]

I had a wonderfully inspiring day yesterday. Its really exciting and quite humbling to think of the extent of the vision that we have for Sanctuary First. We were working on the website design today and I tell you its going to be a fantastic worship resource for the church. I’ve been recruiting writers to [...]

Its amazing what you see on the road when your out and about around Bo’ness. I’m staggered at the weight of things that get transported on our roads.  Here’s a steam engine being pulled by a lorry. The lorry is having a rest in a lay-by outside Bo’ness. Got me thinking about the shear weight of troubles [...]

I’ve been working on the the sermons for Sunday. Struggling a wee bit with the theme for Sunday morning which is entitled “Facing the Single Life” i guess I’m becoming aware of the breadth and depth of the topic. People are so different, their approach and attitude may depend  on their age, their sex and [...]

Went out for a meal tonight and on the way back I couldn’t help noticing that the local countryside is really quite magnificent. I had a really creative day yesterday. Putting together the themes and topics of the sermons and services as we plan ahead for the next nine months. It a great feeling when [...]