It has often been said that people have a God shaped hole they need to fill. The Gospel is then presented as good news, that the hole can be filled. It is, of course, true that like the father in the story of the prodigal son, God rushes from the house to meet us in […]
Month: September 2021
This is event is happening on the day I post it – so not much advance warning I’m afraid. Even if the event has passed by the time you read this though, follow the link and find out more. Perhaps it will encourage and inspire you. https://www.christianaid.org.uk/events/curiosity-creativity-and-climate Even just knowing that Christian Aid have a […]
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Forest Church Planting
Sunday the 26th of September, 4 to 5pm (Forest Church No. 1) Well, it isn’t the season for planting really, but we are finally getting round to testing out some Forest Church ideas. Meet at the Crichton church, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t […]
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Hindsight
In science fiction the reader is often given a glimpse of present reality from an imagined future perspective. The first panel in this story reminded my both of the optimism of the atomic era, and the growing recognition that something was wrong with the way we were using oil. It was an era of Mutually […]
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Psalm 8
A song from my childhood What balance of responsibilities and rights does our relationship with heaven and earth require?
What is your relationship with your environment? Or perhaps a better place to start is to reflect on how you perceive your relationship with all that is around and within you. Sometimes we can feel overwhelmed by the absence of the things we hope for. It can seem like a struggle to animate lifeless dust, […]
This post is a collection of the things which Quartz people have been sending in because they found them interesting. Creation time This year Eco-Congregation Scotland and Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) combine to provide a bank of resources of real value to congregations, in a variety of current media, to facilitate ‘Creation Time/Creationtide/Season of […]
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Transfiguration
Everything that lives, changes.
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Transcendence
There is a much quoted insight gained by Jeremiah when he watched a potter working away making clay pots. This can be encountered in many ways. For a moment though, imagine what it is like to be the clay on a potters wheel. Your centre is hardly moving at all, but travelling outwards the speed […]