God's Signature

posted: 12 Jul 2011 comments: 2category:

[gallery columns="4"]So where do you think God has put his signature on you? This was the question I was asking the children last Sunday morning at church. I was trying to illustrate that painters when they have completed a work of art with which they are pleased always put their signature on the artwork. Now the Bible tells us that when God created people like you and me, he was pleased with his handy-work. indeed we are told that God thought everything he had made was...
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The lead in your pencil may need sharpened.

posted: 3 Jul 2011 comments: 3category:

Here's a video that reminds us we can all change and we can all receive forgiveness. Getting in touch with ourselves and recognising the hand of God in our lives and letting God sharpen us can be a painful encounter [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyjQupEppQE&feature=mh_lolz&list=LLXbJ988MdsaU[/youtube] There are very few people who go through life without facing some kind of difficulty. I have noticed that often the person who is facing a time of...
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From a Record of Needs to a Record of Deeds

posted: 2 Jul 2011 comments: 3category:

Here I am again kind of breaking my rules by mentioning in my blog a pastoral situation. I hope when you read this you will agree with me that it is sometimes important to even break your own homemade rules in order to give honour where honour is due. After watching a programme on SKY about the model Jordan and her 10 year old son Harvey who has a profound disability and hearing how Frankie Boyle the well know comedian had used Jordan's autistic child as material...
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Solas keep it small to remain beautiful

posted: 28 Jun 2011 comments: 2category:

Can you believe it we're past Mid-Summer now and the nights are beginning to get shorter. On Saturday last we managed to find our way down to the Solas Festival, in Wiston Lodge near Biggar. This is the second year for this small arts festival that is calling itself Greenbelt's little sister. There was something homely and honest about the event and although we only stayed a few hours it was obvious that people were enjoying themselves. I managed to meet up with a few...
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Keep Your Hair On

posted: 22 Jun 2011 comments: 5category:

[gallery]Well I thought I'd get in the mood for the fair so I decided to put my hair on. Now today is prize giving at the school and its great to see so many of the young people we know doing so well and achieving academically. Its also good to know that we at St Andrew's are playing our part in preparing young people to be confident. Its great to see so many young people buzzing around the church this week. Valley FM certainly brings together a varied group of...
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