Let The Countdown Begin

Let The Countdown Begin

So here we are, again. Christmas swings round faster and faster every year. This Sunday, advent begins and the countdown to Christmas shifts into overdrive. For some of us Christmas is all sleigh bells ringing, chestnuts roasting and all things merry and bright,...
Hampden Roars!

Hampden Roars!

Where were you on Tuesday night? On the edge of your couch in front of the TV? Following text updates on BBC Sport? Listening on the good old radio? I am, of course, talking about the historic win for the Scotland football team which means that for the first time...
Learn to Suffer

Learn to Suffer

This Sunday we will learn how to suffer, I hope. No, it’s not an extra long sermon nor an attempt to cut our bills by switching off the heating. Rather, we are closing out our series on the Holy Spirit by discovering how the Holy Spirit enables us to tackle the hard...
Learn to Suffer

Pivotal

Pivotal Later this month the Scottish men’s football team face two pivotal games in their quest to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. Will Stevie Clark go for a 4-4-2 or a 4-5-1 is the big question. Clark’s counterpart in Scottish Rugby is, as I write, probably praying...