Holy Land (Days 1-4)

Avril and I have just returned from ten days in The Holy Land, most of them working with a Christian kids camp.  It was an amazing experience for all kinds of reasons, but mostly because we met some great people and learned a bit about what life is really like for Christians in Israel and Read More …

intermittent service

I’m a bit here and there with work and holidays over the next month or so so please be patient with me if I don’t blog much or lots all at once.  I was tempted just to say that I’ll be taking a holiday from blogging but some of the things I’m doing are way Read More …

Sunday Activity

I’ve changed the status of my underused old skool rigid Specialized Hardrock from ‘ornament’ to ‘bike’ in the last couple of days.  This is partly because I need the exercise, partly because it’s not raining, but mostly because I really like getting outside and into the countryside if I can. I have no car this Read More …

Integrate – discovering the enneagram

I spent a couple of days in one of my favourite places in the world, St Andrews, this week with a small group of youth workers discovering a bit about myself.  That’s not the kind of thing I’m usually that keen on but I’m really glad that rather than spending the two days of ‘Integrate’ Read More …

thePROJECT2: In The Flesh

Yesterday thePROJECT became a reality, a meeting In The Flesh.  It was a great day with some brilliant speakers, inspiring worship and superb music. ThePROJECT has grown from conversations between those who travel south from Scotland to Greenbelt Festival each year.  I’ve been to Greenbelt fairly often over the years, although not for a while, Read More …

musical interlude

Every once in a while the Something Beautiful Podcast takes a break from talk and gets all musical. This time it was my turn to curate an hour of music (all of it found online and licensed under creative commons) for your enjoyment.  For those of you who didn’t know, I used to be a Read More …