Sanctuary First @ Clairemont East Kilbride
We had a geat turn out at the Sanctuary First Service in east kilbride tonight well over 120 people turnrd up to take part in the 'Cross Shape Space. This service has once again proved to have a unique significance for ll who attend.
One man came up at the end of the service and said it had made him think about his faith ina different way. He continued saying that often in church he didn't feel challenged and stretched. It was the opportunity to be in silence and to...
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At last after nearly a month of sorting out the issues in my study I'll soon be back to normal again and begin to start writing a bit more regularly on the blog again. One of the things that has been taking up my energy apart from all the painting and rearranging of book shelves, is the planning that we're starting to do for our Church without Walls Open Week. We hope to be able to attract people who walk past our church daily to come in and see some of the work we are...
I had an interesting day today apart from trying to finish off the work in the study after the outbreak of wet rot. I had the privelege of meeting three ministers from Sweden who were interested in the work we're doing here in Bo'ness. they are especially interested in the Church Without Walls Agenda. It was good to catch up from ian Gilmour another collegue who has been a champion for Church Without Walls. St Andrew's was a a bit like afair ground today. The church...
I've been writing material for the next sanctuary first. We're exploring the sense of loss when the gospel is stolen from a person's life. Often people don't know what s happening to them. they have been touched by the eternal engaged with spiritual things, then something happens. A new job, a new house, a new set of friends and it all disappears. I mean the godly stuff the good seed is stolen
Its a lost and there is always a sense of bereavement when a godly person...
Talking about 'Work Balance' got me thinking such a concept is a luxury that the poor know nothing about. While we talk of our pensions for retirement and our need for a holiday. Millions of people in the world just struggle to survive a day at a time. In fact the majority of the population will never be able to retire. They will work till they die. I wonder if we have all become too sophistocated too demanding complaining because the retirement age might be increased by...
As we all face the possibility of greater numbers of unemployed people due to the present economic downturn. Does this mean that work is defined simply by employment? As christians should we be encourageing more people to think about an intigrated life of service.
For the past couple of Sunday evenings I've been preaching about the importance of having a good life balance. I know some people might think that I'm a workaholic and that perhaps I should be taking the...