The Anchor Which Holds

The Anchor Which Holds

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...
The Anchor Which Holds

Grab some grace

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...
The Anchor Which Holds

Pilgrim’s progress?

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...
The Anchor Which Holds

We See Jesus – Hebrews 2

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...
The Anchor Which Holds

Whole lotta shakin’ going on.

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...
The day death died

The day death died

Mar 28, 2024 | Easter

Bryan Johnson calls himself the “World’s most measured human”. The wealthy tech entrepreneur ingests over 100 pills, eats boiled broccoli, cauliflower and mushrooms and consumes all his meals before 11am before turning out the lights at 8:30pm. His regime continually...
The day death died

All In Palm Sunday 2024

Mar 21, 2024 | Easter

People, palm fronds and praise – it can only mean one thing- it’s Palm Sunday! This Sunday we are joining together as all ages at the start of Holy Week and our journey to the cross and resurrection. As I have been preparing and praying (more Ps!) in the run up to...
What does it mean?

What does it mean?

Mar 14, 2024 | QPUpdate, Questions of Life

When I was in my late teens one of the youth leaders rather than buy a fancy car bought a minibus. It meant that after youth club on a Friday night a bunch of us could pile into the minibus and head to someone’s house to hang out. It was on these Friday nights, which...
What does it mean?

Why Did Jesus Die?

Mar 7, 2024 | QPUpdate, Questions of Life

Of first importance Tom Holland’s magisterial volume Dominion demonstrates the profound influence of Christianity on Western civilisation, and has the sub-title, ‘The Making of the Western Mind’.  The very first page of the first chapter describes the extreme horror...
What does it mean?

Who do you say I am?

Feb 29, 2024 | QPUpdate, Questions of Life

Taylor Swift, Donald Trump, and even Vladimir Putin command the headlines in 2024. Yet, I am convinced, their celebrity and status will wane. Few names survive the test of time. Yet the influence of Jesus of Nazareth is increasing globally after 2000 years. Arguably...