musings on leadership in ministry
I’ve been on holiday. I had a week off and lots of plans with the small boys for an action packed week. It all began well with a trip to Fir Park to see Motherwell v Leeds United on Saturday and big plans for the week ahead. The action was curtailed somewhat by a sore Read More …
Yesterday the small boys and I paid a trip to the new Riverside Museum in Glasgow. I first saw the design for the museum in New York in a Zaha Hadid exhibition at the Guggenheim and it was brilliant to see the building completed years later. The snaking silver building houses the old Transport Museum’s Read More …
Ben had his first gig tonight… playing his song at his Primary School leavers show… And this is him with his very proud dad!
I’m a third of the way through my training for my half marathon in September in aid of Christian Aid. Here are the stats: So far I’ve run 34 times. I missed 3 runs when we were on holiday. I’ve run 205.97km in 20 hours 13 minutes and 05 seconds. I’ve used 16577 calories. And Read More …
Just a link for anyone looking for information about Suicide First Aid Training as recommended by the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly today. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) is intended as ‘suicide first-aid’ training. ASIST aims to enable helpers (anyone in a position of trust) to become more willing, ready and able to recognise Read More …
So, the story about the bags… It had me thinking. They are just expensive bags. Why do I care? It’s about the story. I could be ‘Stewart’. I could be the guy that one of the bags is named after. I could be part of their community. I share many of their values. I am Read More …
We’ve been abroad on holiday. A few days in Keswick in the English Lake District. Although the Lakes are well known for their outdoor activities we spent most of the time relaxing. The only hill we climbed was back to our brilliant guest house, The Grange. We did eat lots of cakes and wander around Read More …