What do you think of Christmas trees going up so long before Christmas? I know some of you groan, but I get that some people want lights and colour up earlier than usual due to the dark shadow of Covid. Thankfully lockdown rules will be relaxed […]
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing (dream) fulfilled is a tree of life.” runs the Proverb (13:12).
John Cleese, in the movie ‘Clockwise’ chimes well with my experience of following Scotland at football. Farce falls further into farce as he (head teacher) evades his longing to reach an award ceremony and […]
With Tier 3 Restrictions in Scotland, and degrees of lockdown elsewhere, comes a fresh wave of discouragement, discontent and concern for people’s wellbeing. There are many breaking & broken people in our community & world, through: lost loved ones, fear of untreatable illness, restricted freedom, lost […]
“Honk, Honk!” Have you noticed the wild geese flying overhead in V-formations? “Honk, Honk!” you hear them before seeing them, such is the din of their in-flight entertainment. What is going on up there and why such a racket? Apparently, it’s not the latest gossip, but […]
It’s funny how sights and smells can summon sharp memories! Waterside has horse chestnut trees heaving with ‘conkers’, which hang heavy in their spiky green capsules. And yesterday I had a pleasant walk with my dear 90 year old Maw past the burn crossing, where (Way […]
Does God Worry? Not if God is All-Knowing, All-seeing, Always Present, All-Loving, Almighty All, The Great I AM (full stop)! IN CHARGE!!! But, Did Jesus (God as human) Get Anxious? Jesus’ earthly life shows God entering into our worries and anxiety: thoroughly disturbed at Lazarus’s grave, […]
What a blast of beauty is the 5 Ferries Challenge. Around 90 miles cycling, it takes you from Irvine – Ardrossan – Brodick – Lochranza – Claonaig – Tarbert – Portavadie – Colintraive – Rhubodach – Rothesay – Wemyss-Bay and back to Irvine within the same […]
