Photo Shopped

posted: 23 Nov 2009 comments: 2category:

[gallery]Here's a warning. Watch out ! You may be taking a perfectly innocent photograph but you don't know whose taking a photograph of you in return. You might get "photo shopped" A few months ago I stopped to take a picture of the magical fairyland that Grangemouth becomes when it gets dark. I thought nothing of it. Then last night I had two police officers at my door inquiring as why I took a picture of the Grangemouth Plant way back at the end of the...
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Damp and Dreary but Never Defeated

posted: 21 Nov 2009 comments: 5category:

img_1486 Its a dreary damp day in Central Scotland and I'm listening to "We See Lights" new album. And I no longer feel dreary because the music lifts my soul. There's a beautiful song called " Ghosts and Monsters" it has a wonderful hope filled lyric and I just love to discover music that speaks to the heart. Anyway I'm getting ready to put the material together for the sermon tomorrow and it reminds me that the gospel invades the soul and turns dreary days into days filled...
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Prisoner's Week

posted: 20 Nov 2009 comments: 0category:

img_1480 Did you know this week is Prisoner's Week? Its an opportunity to think about those who find themselves in prison and who are trying to think about the changes they will make when they get released. Over the years I've met some really intetesting people in prison. The fact is that many of us would be in prison if some of the things we've down in the past had been found out. The truth is when I go to visit in prison I am painfully aware that many of the people who are...
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Conflict - Check out James 4

posted: 15 Nov 2009 comments: 1category:

imga0138 I'm getting ready to attend a conference in Aviemore. It's run by the Church of  Scotland to help elders and ministers understand how to deal with conflict in our churches when it arises. I'm looking forward to it . Of course this is nothing new, where you find people in community you will also find the potential for conflict. Its interesting because,  I'm preparing a sermon from James chapter 4 this morning. In this chapter James asks the question, where does...
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Saying Thank You

posted: 12 Nov 2009 comments: 0category:

I think it is a good thing that more and more people are observing the two minutes silence on the 11 November. I believe that a thousands of people in various locations stopped to reflect upon those ho have lost their lives. I think it must be an encouragement to those who returned home. It must give them a focus when they see ordinary people expressing their gratitute. I came across this video on Youtube I don't know what you think of it but I like the sentiment even it...
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