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Among some of the most difficult religious ideas for 21st century people to understand are the reasons given to them for the death of Jesus Christ.
We Christians think because we repeat a piece of scripture it will make sense to anyone who hears it or reads it.
Now I realise that [...]

I don’t know about you but I get so frustrated with the banking world. So much has become impersonal however what I’m going to write about today I want to preface with the comment that over the years I’ve been most impressed with our local Bank of Scotland branch staff in Bo’ness.
Today was no [...]

Well its another working day and I’m back at my desk. This time last week I was walking around Lima doing a bit of shopping and having a coffee before catching the plane. Anyway it all seems a long time ago – when you get back into the cut and thrust of parish [...]

Here is a video taken recording the damage that has been sustained at the home which has been funded through the Vine Trust in the Sacred Valley near the town of Urabamba. We are looking at alternative ways to begin to house the children. A couple of options are being reviewed at the moment. [...]

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 [...]

Last week i received an email from my friend Alfred Thacker he asked me if we could help supply blankets for around 60 children who live in the little Mission School situated near the village called Marraiyoor in the state of Kerala.
I have visited this little school and have noted the excellent work [...]

After hearing the sad news about Peru here is a story to cheer you up. When we visited India last year  we met up with our friends at the Martha Clinic. Hearing Ruth tell us how they had been praying for this clinic for over twenty years was quite a moving experience. Realising that God [...]

Here I am reporting the devastating news. One of our homes for abandoned boys in Peru has been washed away by the severe flooding which has taken place in the “Sacred Valley”. Fortunately the boys were all on holiday at Kawia and the home was empty. The home was [...]

I was listening to the Janice Forsyth Show on Radio Scotland last Saturday. i’m a bit of a fan of Janice. I like her style and her selection of music. Anyway she played a Paul Simon number called “Slip Slidin’ Away” I hadn’t heard it in a long time, but it sure describes all [...]

I felt a touch of history repeating itself today as I read in the news about the world’s tallest building being opened today. It stands at 828 metres and has cost 1.5 billion dollars to build. So what makes us wish to build higher and higher. I guess there is a human desire to stretch [...]