New Life

New Life

As I write on Thursday morning, it is wonderfully sunny in Glasgow. Sunshine gladdens the heart, and for me, so do cherry blossom trees. I pass by several on my way to the office, and this week they seem to be at the peak of their splendiferousness. It feels like...
Podophobia?

Podophobia?

Because of what we remember today, I very much doubt that Jesus suffered from podophobia. Podophobia is the fear of human feet, and today is Maundy Thursday, the day in Holy Week in which we remember that Jesus washed the feet of his disciples as recorded for us in...
Lead me to the Cross

Lead me to the Cross

The way of Jesus inexorably leads to the cross. The crucifixion of Jesus is the centre-point of each and every gospel, pulling the whole story towards its inescapable fulfilment at Calvary. In this next week, our journey through 2025 will lead us to Easter and the...
Good News

Good News

Chassis The whole world is in a state of chassis (Irish for “chaos”). So said Sean O’ Casey in his 1922 play about the Irish civil war “Juno and the Paycock”. He was not wrong. Our world seems to constantly lurch from geopolitical crisis to economic challenge to...