Praise God in the hallway!
I received a marvellous text from a friend yesterday. It simply read, 'Praise God when your waiting in the hallway' It was such an evocative idea. In the places between places we need to learn to praise God. It lifted my spirits and I started to think.
We must not look upon our problems a insurmountable
We must not look upon our friendships as stepping stones
We must nor look upon those who we disagree with as enemies
We must not look upon the journey we are...
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Last Sunday evening I had the privilege of preaching at the Steeple Church Dundee. It was a great evening. Such an encouragement to see so many people enthusiastic about the refurbishment and the new lease of life and commitment this brings to Dundee Town Centre and the congregation. David Clark and his team have a great passion to share the gospel with the people of Dundee and it is heartening to see the Church of Scotland continuing to be a lead player in this...
By the time I've finished my time with Prisoner's Week I'll have visited nine jails. This has been a week that has helped me gain a great deal of insight into the Criminal Justice System here in Scotland. We lock up over 8,000 people in Scotland every year. It is estimated that the vast majority of our prison population do not pose a threat to society, certainly in the vast majority of cases.. So what is the purpose of prison? I have come to the conclusion that first...
Taking time to think and reflect on the world around us is so difficult in our fast moving world. Here's a picture of me at the DMZ standing in South Korea. the ribbons represent prayers for peace. We live in a world of conflict where walls are erected to protect those who feel afraid. So we see walls in Korea in Israel and even in Northern Ireland. For most of the time we don't see them. Instead we are locked behind our our private walls to protect ourselves from...