Finding God In The Ordinary
Finding God in the ordinary! This is the theme we will be exploring through Sanctuary First this month. Please pray for the work of Sanctuary First. We've lost our funding and had to make a member of staff redundant, however we're looking for ways in which we can keep the programme running. In order to solve our immediate problem we will be doing some re-runs of themes. However we're looking at this as an opportunity to be even more creative. Those of you who regularly...
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I'm conscious that in a few months I'm going to be preparing and focusing my mind on the task ahead of me as Moderator of the General Assembly 2012. As I do so I'm delighted that my good friend Peter Neilson will be taking over the leadership of St Andrew's Bo'ness for the 15 months that I'm away. I know its going to be an exciting time for all of us. Like this tree I pray that we all may be given room to grow. Martha always loves to see trees in their own space. It...
Here's a great David and Goliath story for the new year! It also follows on from my previous post about late payments. Big corporate groups might want to think again after this ruling and it may also give small companies courage to face up to the bullies of the financial world.
All i can say is, what wonderful news that Lloyds TSB Foundation following a long-running dispute, has won back the £3.5m it was owed under a covenant agreement it had signed with Lloyds Bank...
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the Pandas going to live at Edinburgh Zoo. I know some folk feel Zoos should be closed down while others feel that the so called "Diplomacy Pandas" are anything but PC. The BBC just a few days ago had a group of feminists up in arms because they had included Tian Tian among the 12 women in its "Faces of 2011" list. Tian Tian was included alongside notable names including shot US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, singer...
While the protesters continue to make their presence felt outside St Paul's Cathedral in London regarding what they call corporate greed. The case of the Hearts Football players receiving late salary payments has also hit the headlines. Many of the players are frustrated. The BBC has reported that their October salaries where 16 days late while the November salaries were 29 days late. There is something not quite right when the corporate world invades the world of sport...