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As we all face the possibility of greater numbers of unemployed people due to the present economic downturn. Does this mean that work is defined simply by employment? As christians should we be encourageing more people to think about an intigrated life of service.
For the past couple of Sunday evenings I’ve been preaching about the [...]

Looking through the photograohs on my iphone this weekend just reminded me of all the excellent experiences that I was able to enjoy over the past few days. It was a real privelege to be able to attend the 2010 Edinburgh Missionary Conference and begin to write about some of the important issues that still [...]

Well here’s the question how long will it take for “Nick to get Flegg Up”. How long will it take before we see headlines like “Nasty Nick does the Tories Dirty Work?” And how long will it take before people are wishing they had a “Sweet Chocolate Brownie in No 10″. Oh I’ve got another [...]

It was good to see a reasonable crowd of people attend the local husting which we were hosting tonight in St Andrew’s Parish Church Bo’ness. If you want to see the recording check out www.standonline.org.uk. I think it will be up for a few days perhaps over the weekend. The technical side of the [...]

I totally agreed with Graham Tomlin’s analysis of our post modern or post Christian culture here in the UK. We are in a different place from where we were 50 years ago. The rise of pluralism has made it difficult for Christians to talk about world evangelisation in the way we once did. Religion when it is brought into the public arena has to be branded in such a way that it speaks an inclusive language. How do we do this without comprimising our belief in the exclusive flavour of the Christian gospel ? This to me is our daily challenge.

Well seaside breaks never last too long. Its now the middle of the week after a holiday break and you know that feeling – you think, was I really away? One for certain i do feeel for those people who are still away and can’t get back because of the Ash Cloud. I’m kind [...]

It was interesting watching the Prime Ministerial Television Debate tonight but in reality it was a bit of a damp squib. The bottom line for me is that we need to ensure that the economy continues to recover. Ultimately it will be the economy that will determine the result of the election. While most [...]

It is interesting that the Conservatives have given a nod towards traditional family values, by offering a tax break to married couples who have an income below the cut off point of £44,000 before paying the higher tax rate. Certainly the whole conept of being married today has gone out of fashion. More and more [...]

Well the General Election has been called and its all bets off as to who will win. I notice that the party leaders are looking to find ways to encourage us all to go voting. As a nation these islands are now under threat not from an outside enemy but from ourselves. When it comes [...]

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 [...]