musings on leadership in ministry
7.00am Cold shower. 7.04am In need of another shower. It’s very hot today, and humid. Breakfast is the same as the previous two days; crepes, honey and fruit. I tried guava and mango this morning. It tuns out I like mango and don’t like guava. I’ve thought for years I didn’t like mango because I Read More …
An early rise and and a cold shower were a welcome start to our first full day in Cuba. Stepping out of the air-conditioned room into a sauna like church gave us some idea of the day and week ahead but a breakfast of crepes, honey and tropical fruit put the heat to the back Read More …
We arrived in Havana, Cuba, after a short, uneventful journey. How I wish that were true! The Journey A group of 7 half-asleep young people and 2 very asleep ‘guardians’ from around the United Reformed Church Synod of Scotland gathered in the middle of the night to set off on a week-long trip to Cuba Read More …
I’m just back from a week visiting the Presbyterian Church in Cuba with a group of young people from the URC Synod of Scotland. I’ll write about it over the coming days but for now if you have some spare time on your hands feel free to look through the photos…
Sorry for the lack of blogging. I’ve been away again, this time in England at V&N, an annual camp for Pilots in the Voyagers and Navigators sections. For those who don’t know, Pilots is a non-uniformed youth organisation for both boys and girls. This year V&N was themed around Harry Potter with the 40 young Read More …
I’m not American so you might wonder what possible interest I have in their health care system? Well, the debate that is raging just now seems to have spilled to this side of the pond with an explosion of love for the NHS which is a nice change. Sometimes you only realise what you have Read More …
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 …
