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  • Ecumenical News #1

    There will be many downcast faces this week regarding the news that Scottish Churches House in Dunblane is to cease business from 15 July 2011. This is sad news indeed and all the more so for those who have put an enormous amount of energy into trying to revive its fortunes in recent years. The…

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  • The Flu

    The last couple of days, I’ve been down with a nasty dose of the flu and it seems it is not over yet. My doctor assures me that it is the flu and not consumption, however, I do feel that it is worthy of an opera plot. It seems that if you think you might…

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  • Baptism!

    Kudos to Gordon Smith for the pics.

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  • Changing the mobile

    I’ve just changed my mobile. (That’s a cell-phone for US readers). The trouble is, I think that the mobile phone economy is a place of complete madness. I don’t understand all the options. I find the whole thing tricky to navigate. I didn’t really text much until about 2 years ago and indeed, there was…

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  • Archbishop promotes Bisexual’s Bible

    Oh, do forgive me for the attention seeking title. I just couldn’t resist. Its just that I find myself gently raising a curious eyebrow at the current love-in being manufactured for the anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible. When I heard that the Archbishop of Canterbury had based his New Year message…

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  • Sermon preached on 2 January

    Here is what I had to say on Sunday.

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  • 6000th Comment

    Kudos to Ryan for posting the 6000th comment on this blog. (There may be a Mars bar on offer for whoever posts the 10000th one). And thanks to all who comment, argue and pontificate. Without you all, this blog would be rather dull.

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  • Predictions for 2011

    Well, here goes: The College of Bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church will use their considerable intelligence, wit, guile and blogs to avoid expressing an opinion about anything at all. Oh, except one thing – that they think its OK to discriminate against gay people. (Which in private most of them will continue to say…

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  • New Year’s Day Service

    Don’t forget that there’s a New Year’s Day service – 11 am in St Mary’s. I’m offering to do a blessing of the diaries at the end of the service, so if you want your diary, filofax, iPad or mobile blessed then do bring it along.

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