Vision and Strategic Priorities The Assembly Trustees report set out a vision of growth noting that God is active within the Church and that our focus in the coming five years should be to “foster, nurture and increase growth across…
General Trustees & Property Matters
Each week, for the next few weeks, I will be reflecting on what happened at the General Assembly, drawing out particular matters that we need to be addressing, either as congregations or as a presbytery. I thought I would start…
Walk in all His ways
There is much to report on in terms of what happened at this year’s General Assembly in Edinburgh. It was a shortened gathering that was packed full of reports, events and conversations. Over the coming weeks, I will be reflecting…
Ascension
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That…
Church Law
Recently, whilst perusing the shelves of a second-hand bookshop, I got quite excited about finding a copy of ,”A digest of laws and decisions, ecclesiastical and civil : relating to the constitution, practice, and affairs of the Church of Scotland”…
Sharing Information
The General Assembly reports have now all been published and can be found by clicking this link GA Reports. There is a huge amount of information to read, digest and review. Information that reveals what has happened since the GA…
“That’s so AI!”
The remark came in response to looking at an image on an Easter egg box. Whilst the image was not a photograph, it was probably also not generated by AI. But the conversation was a reminder of how prevalent…
A penny dropping
“Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.” Acts 2:36 We often speak about lightbulb moments. Suddenly, something which was confusing or hazy, becomes clear. Our understanding moves…
Holy Week
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” Mark 2:17 This is from the passage which appeared in Spill the Beans a couple of weeks ago. And in my preparation for preaching on it I…
Pilgrimage
One of the programmes I look forward to at this time of year is Pilgrimage. This year, the celebrities are making their way from Whitby Abbey to the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, celebrating the Hild, Oswald and Cuthbert. Each person,…