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I noticed in the news yesterday that the sixth Duke of Roxburghe at Floors Castle in Kelso has uncovered a hither to unknown piece of correspondence written by Robert Burns dated 13 May 1789 hidden in an old autograph book. the letter was addressed to James Gregory, Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University and head [...]

Lilias Snedden one of our youth workers at St Andrew’s here in Bo’ness got a huge surprise last night when she discovered that she had been nominated to STVs One Show as a ” One in a Million Champion ” The Friday Night youth Cafe welcome STV presenter Michelle McManus who was greatly impressed by [...]

You’ll have noticed that I’ve been making one or two comments on the blog about the 400th Anniversary of the King James version of the Bible. Its actually been quite wonderful to begin to rediscover the shear wonder and magic of the language especially when it is read out loud in church. We’ve been doing [...]

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from the local Fire Brigade to say that the bins at the church had been set on fire. I think this must be about the third time this has happened. When I arrived to survey the damage there was a group of kids looking on. I [...]

I’m going to represent the Vine Trust at the funeral of Tom Dunn a retired naval architect who was strategic in making the dream of the Trust’s medical work in Peru a reality. Some people make an impression on you not by what they say but by the things they do. Tom for me was [...]

I thought I’d remind you what was on sale 100 years ago to celebrate the 300th Anniversary of the King James version of the Bible. My mother in law bought it at a church jumble sale over 25 years ago and she gave it to me as a present. Yes tits a little miniature Bible [...]

So how do you keep your faith alive as a minister through the hard times? How do you keep writing ? How do you keep going when you see others falling away? How do you sustain the strength to keep going when people who once travelled with you turn aside? How do you survive the [...]

This year sees the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible, or the Authorised Version as it has come to be known. For those who have never or seldom read this version it is well worth checking it out. I’ve decided we will read a portion from this version at St Andrew’s [...]

O Lord, It’s a new day It’s a new dawn Can I have a new start I’d like to start from the inside out You know not so much style more substance So could I please have a new attitude? Help me be the change maker in my family in my workplace in my church [...]