Bo'ness the town where I live must be the smartest and tidiest town in the whole of Scotland this week. I seriously doubt if there is a town anywhere in Scotland that will be better turned out this Friday. Yes you've guessed, this is Bo'ness Fair week. I've not had my troubles to seek these last few weeks as the list of things to do has increased especially around the garden. Making hanging baskets and working around the garden is quite therapeutic but it takes up a...
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Today is Father's Day and we'll be having a service focusing on the children. Its what we call the King's Club Prize Giving. its an opportunity to thank all the parents and children who come to church and to allow to children an opportunity  to lead us in our worship. Its always a well attended service because the children always bring the best out in all of us. Here s a video i hope to play at the service. Its not one of our own. In fact we did produce one, which is...
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Valley FM continues to broadcast out across the airwaves. This is an amazing piece of youth work. It is a credit to the 40 odd teenagers and young adults that are involved in the ten day spectacular, broadcasting from 7.00 in the morning to 12 midnight. I feel honoured to be included and be given an opportunity to be a radio presenter for a few days. This morning I had Andrea our our family worker as my guest. She was a natural on radio. I also think she gave some...
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I spend my life talking to people about God. The thing is that there is nothing new or original I can say. I find myself speaking about God in so many different places and situation. I'm learning that I need to make space in the conversation for God to speak. I'm learning that its not my role or calling to defend God. He's big enough to do that himself. I have come to the conclusion that people know God more than they let on. I think Paul hints at this in the first...
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Just finished picking the set of songs for my radio show later on today. I love this opportunity to get behind a microphone and share some music and tell stories and speak with my guests. Today's guest is Stuart Murdoch the Baptist minister in the town. I think we'll have a bit of banter. It will be a great show. I hope that Lilias will also be able to join me as part of the production team. Lilias is really chatty and good at answering the emails that come in from...
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