Oct 17, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
Ok. Are you ready? I’ve a confession to make. I’m an addict. There. It’s out there. No more hiding it away, it’s in the open. What, you might be asking, am I addicted to? Well, my addiction is this…I’m addicted to books. Always have been and always will be. Scouring...
Oct 10, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
Are you a lender or a borrower? Amongst our community group in Dennistoun we have developed a culture of sharing that means we have, over time, shared books, plates, chairs, cutlery, paintbrushes, lifts, potatoes, allen keys, carpet cleaners, strimmers; bunches of...
Oct 3, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
Obscurity Until very recently I had never heard of Peter Beskendorf, but his story is fascinating He was the barber and friend of the great Reformer, Martin Luther, indeed Luther referred to him as Peter the Master Barber. A Close Shave In the days before good mirrors...
Sep 26, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
The week with have Al Cuthbert from Falkirk Baptist Church with us where he has been pastoring since July 2017. Before taking up his position in Falkirk Al was part of the pastoral staff teams at Stirling BC and then St Andrews BC. Al was also, once upon a time, part...
Sep 19, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
How is your week going? I can’t believe that it is Thursday already. This Sunday we continue our Strengthening the Heart of The Fellowship series, as we look at the theme of Whole Life Worship. A Trichotomy? The theme of Whole Life Worship suggests three possible...
Sep 12, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
When Iain invited me to speak on the theme of ‘Knowing and Contributing your gifts’ I was both intrigued and somewhat intimidated. A Big Topic It’s obviously such a big topic that could be handled in any number of ways but it is also one which I...
Aug 29, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
Did you know that January is the worst possible time to make a New Year’s Resolution, at least this is true, according to psychologists, for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere of planet Earth. The reasons January is a bad time to try and make significant...
Jul 18, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
An assassin’s bullet grazes the ear of the Republican presidential nominee, the English football team coach resigns despite, (in my humble opinion) a successful 8 years at the helm. And, as I write, the King’s speech, launches a new government’s agenda upon the...
Jul 11, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
Whether we see ourselves as athletes or not, we Christians are all running a long-distance race. Anyone who has done any running will have experienced the constant temptation to give up, with voices in the head saying, “You can’t do this.” “You might as well give up...
Jul 4, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
I could easily have missed it if I hadn’t stopped. I guess most of the people around me had just walked by or snapped a quick photo to note a waypoint on a journey to somewhere else. Again and again, I was struck on my Camino Frances pilgrimage by the fact we can be...
