leadership in ministry
Holy CITY 09-10 Revised Standard Visions: Imagining another world 25 Oct/ 29 Nov/ 20 Dec/ 31 Jan/ 28 Feb/ 28 Mar/ 25 Apr/ 30 May @ 7pm, Renfield St Stephen’s, 260 Bath St., Glasgow. www.holycity-glasgow.co.uk Climate change, the credit crunch, the still-unfulfilled demands of justice & peace… our generation faces a multitude of challenges… The Read More …
Today Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He was apparently chosen as the recipient just two weeks into his presidency when he had achieved… nothing. When he had brought peace to… nowhere. It seems like this was an award for potential. I like Obama. I think he has courage and vision and a Read More …
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a sermon for lots of reasons, mostly not being around much over the summer but today I preached at Lanark Greyfriars on the theme of ‘Courage for Community’ from today’s lectionary reading from Esther. As usual, your thoughts, comments and suggestions (constructive please).
I’m working on a sermon for Sunday. A couple of things have been swirling around my brain for a while. The first is Shane Claiborne’s ‘Jesus for President’ stuff where he talks about the revolutionary kingdom. The subversion of the Gospel of the Caesars and Mark’s mocking of Caesar in the way he depicts the Read More …
I doubt there is anyone who travels to the Holy Land without experiencing ‘the wall’. I’m sure there are lots of tourists who travel up and down the motorways and wonder why the roadside barriers are 10 feet tall but you can’t ignore it. I’m no expert. These are just my thoughts and reflections. If Read More …