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Entries from June 2007

There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven

June 26th, 2007 · Comments Off

There have been times when I think we do not desire heaven; but more often I find myself wondering whether, in our heart of hearts, we desire anything else. C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain

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Tags: Christian Living · My Life · Theology Thoughts

Esther Rich goes to Senegal

June 26th, 2007 · Comments Off

I was having a look around the BBC Cornwall webpage, and oft visited site when feeling vaguely homesick in the freezing temps of a Scottish June, and came across a picture of Esther Rich who I grew up with in my church at home. Great to see she’s getting on with some missionary stuff, read [...]

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Tags: Christian Living

Bland Sermons – making the extraordinary sound ordinary

June 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Jim posted this brilliant quote on his blog the other day, and had some very interesting things to say about it. I equally find it really on the ball. But as Jim rightly points out, this is not just something that preachers have to look out for, but also those of us who have been Christians [...]

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Tags: Christian Living · Church

Where I have been

June 26th, 2007 · Comments Off

Well it clearly hasnt been on this blog for the last few weeks, lots of things have been going on, and now I have the flu which is pretty much horrible!…so not plans to revive the blogging until I can think with it being painful, and my nose stops running. ugh. Hope you are all [...]

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Tags: My Life

Frenzy Frenzy…..Frenzy

June 8th, 2007 · Comments Off

Yes indeed it is that time again, where youth workers around scotland clamber onto their death trap minibuses and head down to Edinburgh for Frenzy Frenzy is a one day Christian Music festival, and Ive been for the last 3 years with the youth from STCCC. Should be good, though the line-up is, for me, [...]

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Tags: Church · Music · My Life

Floyd McClung comes to Scotland

June 8th, 2007 · 1 Comment

A few of you may remember I promised to find some info on Floyd McClung coming to Banff, more specifically Riverside Christian Fellowship for their 25 year celebration. He will be speaking at serveral meetings over a few days on the subject of "What do you See?", I have uploaded a copy of the registration [...]

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Tags: Church · My Life

BBC NEWS | Nick Robinson speaks to Tony Blair on G8

June 6th, 2007 · Comments Off

BBC NEWS | Nick Robinsons Newslog – This is as ever, a good interview by the BBC Politics correspondant to Tony Blair only a month before Tony Blair packs in his deacde long headship. Its interesting to see what seems to be his frank opinion on the current affairs. NR Just finally, this is your [...]

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Tags: Justice · The World

CLAN Gathering/New Wine Scotland

June 5th, 2007 · Comments Off

With many things such as general busy-ness, work, travel and church being ever demanding and if Im honest somewhat draining, I am very thankful that God answered my prayer, and against all odds (and I really mean it, email me if you want the details) my boss, last minuite gave me the time off to [...]

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Tags: Church · My Life

The Wasted Life

June 1st, 2007 · Comments Off

God created us to live with a single passion to joyfully display his supreme excellence in all the spheres of life. The wasted life is the life without this passion. God calls us to pray and think and dream and plan and work not to be made much of, but to make much of him [...]

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Tags: Christian Living