Nov 24, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
In this instant, just-in-time world, delay is a modern sin. Waiting times and waiting lists have become a part of our daily conversation. If you happen to be one of the 142,000 people waiting to be admitted to hospital in Scotland, then waiting is much more than idle...
Nov 17, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
As I write this (on Wednesday morning) it seems as if the whole world is sitting on the edge of its seat. How will Poland and NATO respond to the rockets that have landed in Przedwodów killing two people? Will world leaders meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27 and...
Nov 10, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
Death is the great 21st-century taboo. We humans hate to admit that we are mortal. Not so Jesus. The second half of John’s gospel (chapters 14-17) is dedicated to Jesus’ “farewell discourse,” an intense conversation about his departure and return to the Father. Humans...
Nov 3, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
His name was Jihad. That’s right, the name appropriated by Muslim extremists to sacralise and sanction violence and brutality. He was, and is, a Pastor. Pastor Jihad, leading the “True Vine” church in Zahle, Lebanon way down in the Bekaa valley on the border with...
