The meaning of Easter: The vindication of Jesus Anyone can make big claims. But how do you know if they’re actually true? Jesus made big claims and He is the focus of Easter, and rightly so… His death on that 1st Good Friday and his resurrection on the 1st Easter Sunday are Read more
I keep six honest serving-men, (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. – by Rudyard Kipling (1902) We’ll be using these ‘6 honest serving men’ to structure this article… What? The traditional Palm Sunday remembers Jesus triumphant Read more
Psalm 119:105 – Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. On Sunday we looked at a topic that isn’t mentioned in the Bible at all… Pilgrimage. Going on a pilgrimage can mean many different things; but it always involves a journey and a significant destination. It Read more
Community is messy. Why do we need to do it? Can’t we just hang around with people we like? Let me be clear: by doing these spiritual practices, we won’t earn more of God’s love. We won’t be more saved by doing community, than if we don’t. So why do Read more
On Sunday, during our Journey into Prayer gathering, Dorothy shared a couple of passages that helped guide our prayer walking: Psalm 33 v 13 – 15 The Lord looks down from heaven and sees the whole human race.From his throne he observes all who live on the earth. He made their hearts, so he understands everything Read more
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. – Romans 15:13 Hope is not self-generated, it flows from the God of hope, as we trust in him, by Read more
The dawn crept in that morning with the wind coming from the East, keeping the temperatures honest and the skies clear. The sun shone with the quality of light that is unique to this part of the world, lighting up the snow covered slopes of Ben Nevis that were visible Read more
Reading the Bible through Three Lenses Recap from Last Time Last month we talked about how doubt is not the enemy of faith; silence is. We want to be honest readers of the Bible, together. Remember: questions are a normal and healthy part of faith! We explored how the Bible Read more
On Sunday, out of a time of worship, where our focus was on our gratitude and thanksgiving to God, we gathered around a small table and shared communion. From praise, we moved into remembrance—from lifting our voices to consecrating (setting aside/making sacred) our hearts and minds. Paul reminds us in 1 Read more
Read Isaiah 52:7-10 – 7.How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion; ‘Your God reigns!’ 8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together they shout for joy. When the Read more