Nov 16, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
Hard to believe, but my six-week Sabbatical has come to an end. The last few weeks have been a lovely mix of relaxation, refreshing and strengthening relationships. Thank you to everyone who made it possible for me to take this opportunity. Special mention to Helen...
Nov 9, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
All the Light We Cannot See is the latest Netflix binge-watch chez Macaulay. It’s a beautifully rendered series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Anthony Doerr and my cultural recommendation of the week! It tells the story of a blind French girl and a German...
Nov 2, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
So, what was your street like on Tuesday evening? I expected mine to look like a scene from Revelation with kids dressed up in various costumes as their parents took them out guising. But I only saw one group, with an adult dressed as “the grim reaper” replete with...
Oct 26, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
Revelation, as you may have noticed, is choc-a-bloc with some very strange images. John is asked, “What do you see?” Often Christians see things that are not there in the bible, make connections that don’t exist and use them to justify things that are morally...
Oct 19, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
We humans are incurably curious. We ask the big questions about our existence: how come things exist at all? How did we get here? What are we for? Many people believe science has debunked faith as the answer to these fundamental questions of our existence. Yet, today,...
Oct 12, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
On Saturday morning 7th October, the terrorist group Hamas breached the border encompassing the Palestinian territory of Gaza. What followed was unspeakable in its savagery. In a rain of terror paragliders with machine guns descended on a desert rave, Jewish families...
Oct 5, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
The Rapture was Clyde-built! Yes, the west of Scotland’s, or more precisely Port Glasgow’s, foremost contribution to the world of theology, is the widespread belief that Christians will be extracted from the world ahead of a great tribulation. The notion that flowed...
Sep 28, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
I don’t love worship! Yes, it is true I don’t love worship. Are you shocked? Now …you need to read on, or I fear you’ll get the wrong end of the stick by what I mean by this. Sardis & Midas I am sure you know the story of King Midas …you know the guy who...
Sep 21, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
I have a guilty secret …come close, lean in and I’ll tell you what it is, so long as you promise not to look down on me. I am a bit of a fan of jigsaw puzzles! Frequently in our house, Alison will be searching for her iPad only to find I’ve “borrowed” it to do a...
Sep 14, 2023 | Hope Over Fear, QPUpdate
Everyone should have the opportunity to explore Christian faith, ask questions, and share their point of view. This is the stated aim of Alpha, the popular and prolific course that explores the basics of Christian faith. Alpha has been a key part of the life of...
