May 29, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
A new and living way What is it about we humans? Whether we are talking Polynesian tribal taboos or the gothic cathedrals of Europe our art and our activity bear witness to our irresistible pull towards the sacred. As Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Hamlet: ...
May 23, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
This Sunday we have the joy of seeing five people being baptised as part of our morning worship. Please be praying for Callum, Katie, Adam, Priscilla and Fereshte as they prepare what they are going to say and that they would know God’s closeness to them this week...
May 16, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
We live in an amazing country, and, whether by public transport or private car, it is relatively easy to get out of Glasgow and explore beautiful scenery, historic buildings, and interesting towns and villages. Down is up? Somewhere I have not been since I was a child...
May 9, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
Brief encounters, those sliding door moments that in an instant completely shift a life direction. I have had a few. My Queen’s Park journey began with one. As an impoverished bible college student, I parked up in a free parking spot just off Glasgow High...
May 2, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
My taste in music is probably best described as eclectic. A few years back I came across the intelligent and at times melancholy lyrics of Antje Duvekot. Duvekot was born in West Germany and moved to the United States as a teenager. Given her background, imagine my...
Apr 25, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
During the 2021 London Marathon runner Angie Hopson suffered what she thought was a muscle strain during training, but the pain became much worse during the race. She managed to complete the course in just over six hours raising money for Parkinson’s UK in memory of...
Apr 18, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
The pace quickens, the heart beats faster, the expectation amps up. Yes, soon you will be flopped down on your own favourite armchair or comfy couch. Home! There’s nothing like it after a long journey. As my family used to say, with a sigh, when we drew up at the...
Apr 11, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
So, have you managed to miss the rain and huge puddles, or have you got soaked this week? On Wednesday I took the train into town and managed to miss the rain, which I’m thankful for, to visit Glasgow City Mission. Glasgow City Mission As a church, we love the work...
Apr 4, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
Jerry Lee Lewis, that great social commentator, in 1957, sang “there’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on”. What was true for the 1950s remains equally true in the 2020s. We are living through turbulent times. We face renewed volatility between nations, endure...
