leadership in ministry
We’re not going far this year so over the summer we’ve been enjoying the pleasures of trying to find things to do nearer to home to keep us and the kids amused. We’ve popped down to Keswick a couple of times and had some great days out to Dynamic Earth, The Burrell Collection and Kelvingrove Read More …
People sometimes try to keep children away from competitive sport. There all sorts of reasons for this avoidance. Someone gets beat. That’s bad for self esteem. Someone wins. They might get over confident. Yesterday Nadal and Federer provided the best Wimbledon final since Borg and McEnroe. Simply brilliant. It had everything. Comebacks, tie breaks, rain Read More …
The URC is about to enter into the first year of its Vision 4 Life project. When I say ‘about to’ that’s obviously church speak for in 6 months. So hear’s my tuppence worth on V4L… I like the idea. I think that encouraging our congregations to engage with ‘The Bible’, ‘Prayer’ and ‘Evangelism’ is Read More …
Today is the Queen’s official birthday and on her birthday she honours people who have made significant contributions to their field and to the community. This year this appeared: Aileen Probert, Mrs. KELLS. For voluntary service to the Girls’ Brigade in Scotland Aileen is the captain of the Girls’ Brigade company who invited me to Read More …
I don’t get it. 42 days without charge seems like a very very long time. The UN Declaration of Human Rights states: Article 3: Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. Article 6. Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. Article 7. All are equal Read More …
BBC 4 has just shown an excellent exploration and discussion of childhood as part of the Child of Our Time series which is following a cohort of children from birth until age 20. Tonight’s discussion topics ranged from ‘play’ and ‘risk’ to ‘communication’ between adults and children and between children and ‘how time is spent’ Read More …
It seems as though Nokia’s Sports Tracker is just a neat little training tool for runners and cyclists… however… Do you ever go on holiday, wander around, take some photos and then forget where you went and how you got there? This could be the tool for you! Sports Tracker records your journey using GPS Read More …