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Father’s thought.
Carried on His Breath
became
a Word
formed in flesh
The Word was
ubiquitous.
Too powerful
to live
in time.
Too gracious
to refuse
to touch the ground.
Yet the Word was
eternal,
as the thought
as the breath,
that formed life
from the ground.
On the ground,
life
muffled,
misunderstood,
graffitied,
strangled,
the breath.
Deconstructed
The Word.
Flesh
crucified
flesh.
Wiped out
removed
crossed out
The Word.
But the Word
could never be
forgotten
reconfigured
re-thought
Because it is
Eternal
As God Himself

Graffiti
scrawled
on a concrete wall
an initial
scribbled
on a wooden desk
a pattern
stained
on a textbook
a tattoo
mark
on naked skin
Who are we?
Vandals,
Carvers,
Artists,
Sculptures?
We’re all trying to say
The same thing
I’m unique
I’m someone
I’m vulnerable
I’m ephemeral
I’m passing
O God
Don’t forget
My name
Remember me
In your Kingdom

Last year we put together a challenge for people to sign up to on their mobile phones. It was part of our Chocolate Sunday theme it was really quite successful so we’ve got it running again. check it out on the Sanctuary First web site.
Chocolate Sunday is all about debunking the idea that [...]

I came across this quote from Mother Theresa I thought it was worth noting.

“People are often, unreasonable,
illogical, and self- centred
Forgive them anyway
If you are kind people may acuse you
of selfish ulterior motive.
Be kind anyway
If you are successful you will win some
false friends and true enemies
Succeed anyway
If you are honest and frank
people may cheat [...]

Just back from spending an overnight at St Mary’s Momastery, Kinoull, Perthshire. As part of the Sanctuary First development group we were working. It was a really enjoyable time. I’m sure we’ve made some good progress.
We talked a lot last night
Thinking out loud
Maybe too loud
Questioning
What would be allowed
Searching
Trying to reach out
To touch
To grasp
ideas beyond [...]

It’s just gone 11.30pm and I’m in Lima. This has been quite an historic weekend. For the first time ever the Vine Trust and Union Biblica have come together for a joint meeting to discuss vision and strategy. For the past two days I’ve been down at Kawai where Union Biblica have a boys home [...]

I was recording some pocasts for the Sanctuary First website yesterday, the theme was all about struggle and wrestling with God. I was amused, while flicking through Youtube to come across a group of people who believe in “Christian Wrestling”. Well to say they believe in wrestling might not be quite right. They certainly [...]

I was walking past a couple of elders as they talked in church on Sunday . I couldn’t help but overhear their conversation. They were talking to each other about the challenges that face them in the workplace. I stopped and listened to them as they began to share with me some of the [...]

I received this story in an email, I usually just delete stories like this however I’m glad I had a read at this one. I checked it out on Youtube and have put the video as one of my featured videos this week.
“Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man [...]

Today is Communion Sunday at St Andrew’s Bo’ness. For some of you who don’t know too much about the Church of Scotland you might be a little surprised. For you every Sunday is Communion Sunday. Well in the Church of Scotland most congregations celebrate Communion four times a year. In more recent times some [...]