Keep Pressin' On
So how do you keep your faith alive as a minister through the hard times? How do you keep writing ? How do you keep going when you see others falling away? How do you sustain the strength to keep going when people who once travelled with you turn aside? How do you survive the disappointments, the criticisms from people who should know better. How do you continue to minister when there appears to be such an increase in secularity both within and without the church....
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This year sees the 400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible, or the Authorised Version as it has come to be known. For those who have never or seldom read this version it is well worth checking it out. I've decided we will read a portion from this version at St Andrew's Bo'ness publicly every Sunday during the coming year as part of our worship . I know there are parts of it which sound unintelligible but there are so many wonderful memorable sections...
O Lord,
It's a new day
It's a new dawn
Can I have a new start
I'd like to start from the inside out
You know not so much style more substance
So could I please have a new attitude?
Help me be the change maker
in my family
in my workplace
in my church
Among my friends
Guard my lips
Teach me how to listen
Not only to others but to myself
It's not what I say that causes offence
Its how I say it
Lord
One more thing
I'm sorry about my prayer life
It's...
A Merry Christmas everyone! We certainly have a white Christmas this year, no need to do any dreaming. For those who battled out against the elements last night to share in the Watchnight Service a huge thank you I hope it was meaningful for you. There were a few faces that I missed but it was also great to see some people I've no seen for a long time. There is something quite wonderful about Christmas Day, its an opportunity to reconnect with old friends and also to be...