Monthly Archives: Mar 2019

I wonder if you have read the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament? Its not an easy read but certainly for me its always been a thought provoking one. Something struck me while reading the book the last time, … Continue reading →

The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says “Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come … Continue reading →

Recently on You Tube whilst looking for something else I came across a video that took me right back to my Sunday School days with Mrs Currie in Greenock Elim Church. This was the song the children were singing on … Continue reading →

Usually I try and get my piece for the Digest to Carolina by the beginning of the week and that is what I did this week, yet its Friday morning and here I am writing something for the Digest. I … Continue reading →

So here’s a bit of a confession and like all confessions it carries a certain amount of guilt and shame. I did doctoral studies which included a large focus on leadership. My bookshelves have several rows packed with secular and … Continue reading →

 HEART DEEPLY AFFECTED Below is a section of a famous book called RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS by the 18th century American Puritan Pastor, Jonathan Edwards. Edwards had a towering intellect and yet he writes that just intellectually knowing the truth will not … Continue reading →

    Preaching from Jonah last weekend this thought came to me but didn’t make into the sermon but I thought I should share it. Churches often call themselves after the biblical character who is their patron saint. The figure … Continue reading →

THE CHURCH OF THE UNINTERESTED AND UNINVOLVED? Preaching from Jonah last weekend this thought came to me but didn’t make into the sermon but I thought I should share it. Churches often call themselves after the biblical character which is … Continue reading →

Lent starts this Wednesday and I have to confess that I have had a bit of a journey in my understanding of Lent. Growing up in a Pentecostal church in the West of Scotland meant that for me, “lent” was … Continue reading →