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My colleague Neil MacLennan who heads up Sanctus Media the production company that has grown out of the ministry here in St Andrew’s Bo’ness has worked his magic yet again and has figured out a way to allow our weekly streamed service to now be streamed on an iphone or an ipad. How cool [...]

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 [...]

The Edinburgh 2010 Missionary Conference is now underway. I had the opportunity to drop into the conference for a little while yesterday morning. Its actually quite an impressive sight to see so many different nationalities taking part.
In comparion with the Lausanne Conference which will meet in Cape Town later in the year, [...]

Re-imagining Preaching as a Process Part 2
This article forms part of the Lausanne Global Conversation check it out
All of us are living through what can only be described as the greatest communication revolution in the history of the human race. Technology allows us to communicate in ways that were only before dreamt of or [...]

This has been a pretty busy week for all of us in and around St Andrew’s. A lot of busy people trying to catch up with themselves. I noticed the staff of Sanctus Media have been working really hard to get the DVD ready for the 25th Anniversary Dinner of the Vine Trust which was [...]

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 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 [...]