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wonder on a bench by the Clyde
One of the unexpected blessings of being a Christian is that any moment has the potential to be filled with awe and wonder. The sort of awe and wonder that is simply impossible for someone who doesn’t have faith to experience. As I write this, it’s my day off and what I did was walk…
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there is beauty to be found
Part of my non-sermon writing practice has been to observe more and to remember why I love living where I live. This isn’t always easy. Our town is in one of Scotland’s top regions for drug-related deaths. The local newspaper has daily reports of the awful things done by people that have been proven in…
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how do we cope
Kim Riddlebarger recently shared a very helpful word about prayer during trouble in which he said: But the most important thing of which I can remind them (myself as well) is that we all should be praying that God’s will is being done on earth as it is in heaven (whether that be in ordinary…
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a mysterious grief
We live in a world where people are desperate for community. Most of our interactions happen via the internet or some kind of screen. If you go into a McDonalds, you don’t need to go to someone to place an order, you can just use the massive screen1. My kids spend more time with their…
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a new term begins
As I write this, I’m away at the residential for PTC so I won’t be blogging during the week. Stay tuned for a reflection post later on, though. One quick thought is that I cannot believe this is my third residential and also my last residential on this training course. Praying that the coming year…