You'll never guess where I'm going tomorrow? Polmont Young Offenders Institute! A few years ago I did a "Johnny Cash", I took my guitar and sang in the prison. A riot nearly broke out. I think the song lyrics were an invitation to violence. Anyway thought I'd get you thinking about prisons, but before you do I hope you enjoy this clip. [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/N5Ts4M3irWM" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] The central committee...
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[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/brDmYnZDUMc" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /] Today is Remembrance Sunday I think it is one of the most important services in the church calendar. War is such a horrific experience, it is such a tragic waste of precious life. Yet it is our duty to take time to remember those who have given their lives in the noble cause of serving their country. It is so right to be angry with those who cause war but we...
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One of the most exciting things that we have been developing in Bo'ness is a small video production unit. Its well worth having a look at some of the videos we have produced over the past view years. Here are just a sample of a view that we have posted up on Youtube. The future of broadcasting of course is no longer going to be found on the television networks instead I believe the internet will be the source of broadcasting that is cheap and can be played by the viewer...
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A big thank you to all the people who have started to give me a fiver for the Leprosy Colony to buy blankets. I need a big bag of money to do all the things that need to be done in India. See my article on the church home page. We've raised to date around £170 I'll keep you up to date as we go along. I'm hoping to raise £1250 by the end of next week, so that I can forward it to India before the winter really sets in. Its certainly beginning to feel like winter...
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Its Saturday afternoon and the trip to India has to take a back seat for the moment as I catch up with all the various stands of parish life. However the picture that I've posted is a constant reminder of the reason why we get involved with this overseas work. We live in a world of plenty and the majority of the people in the world live off less than a dollar a day. Street children don't just exist in Peru, they are found all over, in all the major cities in the...
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