Did I tell you about the Church History Social last Saturday evening? I don’t think I did. What’s that you say – you don’t understand what a Church History Social is. Well, let me tell you,  it was the most entertaining way to spend a Saturday evening and a roaring success. The late seventeenth and…

My thanks to everyone who voted for this blog in the ScotBlogs awards. Apparently, I came in the top 10 in the readers nominations. (Where in the top 10, I don’t know). However, the competition was constructed around readers votes and the votes of a panel. It seems a bit like the Episcopal election –…

Hey, can you help spread the word that Inspires Online has launched? Its the new newsletter from the Scottish Episcopal Church. The first edition was distributed by e-mail earlier today. If you want to receive a copy, then you need to sign up at http://www.inspires.org.uk/subscribe If you’ve subscribed already and don’t seem to have a…

What a great time I had this morning in Young Church. One of the things that we’ve been working to change, in devising a new programme for younger members in St Mary’s, is to build in some more contact with clergy. Today was the first clergy day in Young Church and I was the designated…

If you were able to ask a church agony aunt/uncle a question, what would it be?

What’s that? Did I see one of our bishops in the Daily Record today? Indeed I did, and kudos to Bishop Bob Gillies for leading the debate against caffeinated alchoholic drinks.

I wonder if you would kindly go over to the ScotBlog Awards and cast your vote in my direction. Blessings abound if you do.

Today is the Feast of the Conversion of St Paul. The old joke is of course that its something worth praying for. However, I like to keep it. It reminds me that the most murderous and violent opponent of the early Jesus movement did do a complete turn around on the road to Damascus. Still…