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The first thing that I tend to notice is that there seems to be more sweet things in the shops in Great Western Road than usual. And then on the day itself it is obvious that there’s more people going about their business all dressed up for an occasion. Some of them are carrying food.…

A couple of weeks ago, I sat on the sand in the blazing sunshine on the West Coast of Scotland chatting to a friend. I was to come away from that conversation with a furiously sunburnt face but also with a snatch of conversation that I remember that was about singing. My friend was telling…

In a few week’s time, something will happen that hasn’t happened before. At 3 pm on the 23 April, all our mobile phones will be all a-tremble. They will begin to wail. The government is going to be testing a new emergency alert system. They have chosen the time carefully. The emergency alert is to…

The Scottish Episcopal Church has a curious hobby and that hobby is reforming Canon 4. Now, Canon 4 is the set of rules by which we choose new bishops and from time to time the cry goes up that it is time to reform Canon 4. There are a limited number of reasons why anyone…

Generative artificial intelligence will become significantly disruptive of many sectors this year. Education practices will change quickly as a result of this but education will be but one of many areas of life to be affected. No progress for those seeking marriage equality in the Church of England. There will be a lot of talk…

Time to see how I did with my predictions at the start of the year. Boris Johnson will be replaced with a Prime Minister who is more competent, more right wing and more difficult to beat. Well, if we skip lightly over the horror of Liz Truss’s premiership, I’m going to claim this one as…

Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, and there is perhaps no better place to experience the magic of the season than at St Mary’s Cathedral in the Scottish Episcopal Church. With its stunning architecture and rich history, this beautiful space offers a truly special and meaningful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus.…

For one reason or another, I’ve been thinking about the idea of reparations for some time over the last year. I’m one of the chaplains at the University of Glasgow and it made me think a bit when the University started to implement concrete policies in recent times by way of trying to make reparations…

A long time ago and in a land far away, by which I mean Fife, I was a theological student. It was a good time in my life. By and large I was in the company of clever people, learning clever things from clever people. Theological education can be exciting and that was an exciting…