Happy Easter

Easter Blessings to all.  I’m off to Drumchapel to share in Easter worship and I’ve chosen Mark’s version of the story: ‘When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body. Very early on the first day of the week, Read More …

Mary of Bethany & Judas

This is a post from last year that seems to get lots of hits so I thought I’d remind people it’s there in time for Holy Week.  It’s a sermon about Mary of Bethany and Judas. You can find it HERE.

Palm Sunday Sermon

This is today’s sermon, preached at Barrhead United Reformed Church: Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!  Peace in heaven and glory in the highest. For the next few minutes I would like you all to hold the Palm cross you were given as you arrived this morning.  Feel it Read More …

Together on Sunday

Together @ MCT happens this Sunday from 5.30pm at Saughtonhall URC, Edinburgh.  It would be great to see you there to walk our lent labyrinth and share some hot chocolate.

The wilderness

Yesterday I was at Lanark Greyfriars leading worship. Despite a random powerpoint disaster – disaster is probably a bit strong, the pictures were fine but the music decided not to play – (you know the kind: works before service, doesn’t work in service, works fine after service) it was ok. It was the first Sunday Read More …

ill informed

I’m fed up with people who don’t know what they are talking about jumping on band wagons because it suits their purposes. Question Time (BBC)  over the past few weeks has seen a whole load of people calling for a referendum on the new European ‘constitution’.  It is painfully obvious that the vast majority of Read More …

Talking Tech

Jack and I have been talking technology today. More later… Sorry John… I spent the morning talking about how the college (Scottish Congregational College) could make use of some of the very nice free tools that are around now to enable the college and its learners to share their thoughts, their work and communicate. We Read More …