When God calls you to go on a journey

posted: 23 Dec 2007 comments: 1category:

11.jpg The church was quite magical. In the darkness the small lights shining were light stars shining in the darkness. We've had a really interesting Advent here in Bo'ness this year. So many people have worked hard and contributed to the whole period of reflection. Friday was quite a special day. The labyrinth was really outstanding. It was written by Maggie Lane and laid out under the direction of Rae Manger. It proved to be an amazing experience for those who walked it. If...
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The Advent Prayer Tree

posted: 6 Dec 2007 comments: 0category:

tree.jpg   I've had a busy couple of days. Today I spent a good few hours at meetings in 121. Its all part of being Presbyterian. We had a really productive meeting about Re-energise3 I think the conference in January is going to be absolutely amazing. Anyway its back to getting ready for Sunday. The theme I'm preaching on is the phrase from the Lord's Prayer "forgive us our debts" We've got a mediation to prepare on the topic. Hopefully You'll get an opportunity to look at it...
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The Theology of Entertainment

posted: 23 Nov 2007 comments: 0category:

Preachers today live in a highly competitive world. The art of communication is being developed and honed in so many ways. The preacher needs to become more aware of these skills and become conversant with them. This is a huge task that faces the church as we seek to communicate with a world that has become focused on the visual image and an interactive form of communication. here is a little film we produced a last Christmas based on the theme " Missing You" let's hear...
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Comfort and Joy

posted: 21 Nov 2007 comments: 1category:

Every year we make a Christmas movie.Here is one we made a few years ago. I hope you enjoy it. It has quite a lot of good points that could be raised in a sermon, or as part of a youth discussion group. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/xmrIQFi2vNw" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] What follows now is part 2 of of Comfort and Joy. We had such a laugh making this. We included all age groups in the making of the movie. This year we are...
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Advent is just about here

posted: 21 Nov 2007 comments: 0category:

Christmas Card 2007 Every year we try to make something of Christmas. I especially like to do something at Advent to help everyone start to prepare for Christmas. This year is no exception. We've got a group together who call themselves the Advent Angels. They have been working on a number of ideas. The above design is going to be the focus of our Christmas Card Invitation to the Parish. Its been designed by one of our Elders Beatty Long. I hope that we might even have a larger version of...
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