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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 importance [...]

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 to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Here is sanctuary Gulls are singing praise to God Stone and wood Touch earth and sky with grace The river laps the sand with ease Ancient sounds of monks are heard in the breeze Singing songs and chants of praise Holy Holy is the Lord Colm’s island speaks of God Hermit prayers can still be [...]

Robert Calvert, in an article written for the Lausanne Conversation entitled ” Secularity: Dogma meets Diversity in Europe”, makes the following comment,” The challenge of secularity is to make the case for the truth of Christ in societies that are pluralistic and globalized and to build the peace of Christ in societies that are broken [...]

I’m just back from having an interesting two days in London. A few of us from the Vine Trust had the honour of being invited to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace as part of the celebrations surrounding Princess Anne’s 60th Birthday. It turned out to be an excellent day and the weather added to [...]