Posted in life, musings, quotes on November 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
There isn’t time for everything in life. We have to be selective.
And the choices which we make through life are absolutely crucial. Every day.
Jerry wrote that. Although he’s a minister, and so funerals are in one way a core part of his job description, he’s been doing some thought provoking blogging on grief and [...]
Posted in life, musings, photos, ponderings, quotes on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
More street philosophy.
Posted in life, photos, politics, ponderings on November 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It made me think.
Posted in Scottish, life, photos on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It was FREEZING last week. I took this photo at lunchtime (by which I mean 1:20) on the meadows in Edinburgh. brrr. Having good gloves makes a big difference to your overall well being when cycling in this kind of weather.
Posted in Scottish, life, musings, video on November 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Despite a heroic campaign, and intense support from across the country, scotland lost the footy this evening, and so have failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
Gutting. Not least because the dream seemed very close to reality this time. But, once again Scotland’s hopes are shattered, and tomorrow morning we’ll have to wake up, pick ourselves [...]
Posted in emerging churches, life, ponderings, quotes on November 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Last weekend, in between a variety of unexpected brilliant moments, I was trying to work out how to let some people see into my brain, the bit that’s been chewing over church in emerging culture.
One of the (many) difficult things to explain is how I have no idea what emerging church might look like in [...]
Posted in church, life, music, musings, video on November 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I don’t feel like dancing, no sir, no dancing today. Or any day, I’m presbyterian afterall. I’ve been thinking more about music at church services this week (after this a little while ago), and christian generally this week. To summarise, much of it just doesn’t make the cut in my world. When I’m feeling down, [...]
Posted in Scottish, life, musings on November 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
What do you want for Christmas?
How about a holiday for 6 young carers to let them get away from their grown up worries and do “something normal”? How about an art therapy session for an abused child? How about a trip with a befriender for a child or young person going through a tough time?
Part&Parcel [...]
Posted in emerging churches on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jonny’s got a lovely short summary of how leadership works at Grace.
Posted in Scottish, church, emerging churches, musings, ponderings, tagged church of scotland on November 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The question is, did the boat capsize because some irresponsible sailor started to rock it violently, or was it simply overpowered by the wind trying to take it in a different direction?
Following on from last night’s discussions (and you’ll know if you were there), there is a need to decide whether the crises facing the [...]
