Jun 1, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
“Abbatars” they called them, and they were impressive. Abba Voyage is London’s great musical night out and last week we had the joy of seeing the show. By means of much jiggery-pokery and digital magic the septuagenarian super troopers Bjorn, Benny, Frida and Agnetha...
May 25, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
This Sunday (28th May) is the seventh Sunday after Easter – yes, the year is flying by, but more importantly, it means it is Pentecost Sunday and an opportunity to remember, celebrate, re-immerse ourselves in the story of the giving of the Spirit at Pentecost as told...
May 18, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
The end of the world is nigh, and it’s not just the men with clapper boards on high streets that are saying so. Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, gave humanity a 50/50 chance of surviving the 21st century in his aptly entitled book “Our Final Century”. Meanwhile,...
May 11, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
What image does the word ‘endurance’ conjure up for you? ‘Endurance’ was the name of the ship that took Ernest Shackleton and his crew to Antarctica. The ship, however, got stuck in the ice. Sealed in and unable to move, the ship sank on 21 November 1915. It was...
May 4, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
Poverty is perceived as a great evil in the world which Christians and people of goodwill must respond to. Certainly, the material deprivation that is the tragic feature of so much of our world, signals our lack of compassion for fellow humans, the paltry reach of...
Apr 20, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
“It’s the economy, stupid.” This was the message that it is claimed, won Bill Clinton the 1992 US presidential election. The phrase was intended to keep the campaign focused on the cost of living crisis faced by American working people. The point, apparently, was not...
Apr 13, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
When our kids were young, we would sometimes play a Veggie Tales sing-a-long CD when on a long car trip. One particular tune would stick in my head as an earworm. You can listen to it here if you so wish: VeggieTales Sing-Alongs: Are We There Yet? The chorus goes: Are...
Mar 30, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
I have on dozens of occasions crossed over the Atlantic Ocean without either flying or sailing! Some of you may have taken the same route over the Atlantic as me, as you leave mainland Scotland and cycle, walk, or drive across the humpback Clachan bridge onto the...
