There I was, just last week, on an epic cycle over the Bealach Ratagan to Corran (south of Kyle of Lochalsh & opposite Skye). Rolling into picturesque Glenelg I laughed aloud at a sign celebrating earth’s Glenelg being twinned […]

‘Self-harm’ is described, by some as, “when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body, a way of coping with or expressing overwhelming emotional distress.” (NHS Choices). Such vents can include cutting, excess drinking, doing drugs, smoking, and fighting in attempts to try and cope with inner pain. People of all ages have moments and periods […]

What a pleasure to recently marry Fiona & Damian White at Culzean Castle. I never tire of the view through the arch approaching the castle, stunning! And set in the rose room overlooking the Holy Isle and Arran is […]

Alas, rain clouds are circling, but it’s been an interesting summer of cloud formations.

In the Bible, a ‘cloud without rain’ denotes someone who doesn’t keep their promise, coined in a country where rain is scarce! Fortunately, here in Scotland, we saw more sunshine than rain this past […]

“I’m four!” shouted Louie at the start of Dorothy’s kids’ chat. And right enough he looked almost two years older than last I saw Louie sitting at the front of Connexions’ sanctuary at morning worship. It was surreal looking […]

No one in my family guessed right as to when my tear floodgates would open around my youngest Zoe’s wedding. 7 years ago, I managed to walk daughter Amy down the aisle, give away and marry her, and deliver a faither-o’-the-bride speech, maintaining dry eyed dignity throughout. […]

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My heart breaks for the people of Afghanistan & Haiti as they wrestle with the raw reality of severe injury, injustice, and incomprehension. Babies and children crushed under collapsing walls and stampeding people, take human sorrow to unimaginable depths of darkness.

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What a roller coaster is this crossing called ‘life’ and what a privilege to be an Irvine pastor. Perahps a movie and song in the making: ‘4 funerals and a wedding’ and ‘Baby, baby!’ On Friday I conducted the funeral services and life-celebrations of two special senior […]

‘Resilience’ is a quality and value especially esteemed in our local schools. In the face of continuing frustration, difficulty, distraction and danger for many, the ability to persevere and ‘carry on regardless’ is much needed. Thomas Edison, before getting his celebrated electric light to work, had a […]

I’m loving the Olympics, whizzing through highlights, especially interested when someone medals against the odds, like triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown, who cycled to silver with a puncture. I also love to hear of grace and great sportsmanship at work. It […]