A Word in Favour of Words

A Word in Favour of Words

Oct 30, 2025 | News, QPUpdate, The Spirit

They say, there are only two sorts of people that are allergic to evangelism: Christians and non-Christians. Yet, the Holy Spirit within us pulsates with a passion to proclaim the good news of Jesus’ death and resurrection and to invite people to repent and believe....
A Word in Favour of Words

Signal and Noise

Oct 23, 2025 | News, The Spirit

It was a strange concrete and steel ruin that caught my attention. When I climbed up to look closer, I found it to be the remains of a WW2 gun emplacement, guarding the entrance to the Forth estuary. It encircled a modern communications tower. What really grabbed my...
A Word in Favour of Words

Worst Statue in Scotland?

Oct 15, 2025 | QPUpdate

Edinburgh is a great place to visit, even this boy from Glasgow has to admit our neighbour to the east is rather cool. It boasts fine architecture, and magnificent museums, but also, in my opinion, one of the worst sculpted statues in Scotland. The statue in question...
A Word in Favour of Words

Your Special Contribution

Oct 9, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit

Heard the story about the animal school? It goes like this. Once upon a time, the animals agreed to do something to solve the world’s problems. So, they began an education project. Their school would have a full curriculum of running, climbing, swimming and flying....

Beholding and Becoming

Oct 2, 2025 | QPUpdate, The Spirit

There was a vending machine in the monastery. Slot your cash in and out drops the answer to your physical needs: water, sparkling or still, chocolate and snacks. Having just walked over the Pyrenees from France to Spain for 26km it was an appealing vision to me. But...