Jul 21, 2022 | QPUpdate, Songs in the Night
This week there has been a lot of talk about what is normal and what is abnormal, or exceptional. This week Scotland experienced both its hottest night and its hottest day. The weather is not normal and is a reminder – if ever we needed one – that the climate crisis...
Jul 14, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Last week I had a great week away with a number of our older youth and young adults at SU Gowanbank. We had a week of fun, eating together, laughter, worship, prayer and leadership development teaching. We also played a number of games, baked and had an ‘explodingly’...
Jul 7, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Water is thicker than blood. Yes, you read that right. For Christians, the water of baptism is thicker than the blood of biology that binds us to kith and kin. The name on our door and notepaper at QPBC says we are a “Baptist” church. Amongst the rich tapestry of...
Jun 30, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Arguably the second most important sporting event of 2022 started on Monday I am, of course, talking about Wimbledon. The number 1 slot, of course, goes to le Tour de France 😊 Wise words from Henman My point here is not to start an argument about what is the...
Jun 23, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
On Sunday 22nd May the world passed a staggering milestone. The UN High Commission on Refugees published the data: The Ukraine war and other conflicts had pushed the number of people forcibly displaced worldwide to an eye-watering 100 million people. If refugees were...
May 31, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
If you had been in the church I grew up in, then at a certain point in the Sunday morning service you, if your hearing was good, would hear two faint beeps. The beeps you would have heard were me and my friend Mark starting the timers on our watches because Mr Farmer...
May 26, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Christians have a reputation for being judgemental, we can be a bit “judgy”. It’s not a good look. People today just don’t like being told what to do for a start, especially when the finger is pointed at them by an interfering goody-two-shoes. To cap it off we have...
May 19, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
Forget Netflix, the real drama right now is “Wagatha Christie”! No doubt you have been riveted to the daily commentary of the feuding footballers’ wives in the High Court this week. Or perhaps you have a life to lead! Apparently, the row comes off the back of the...
May 11, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
I wonder if you have ever had the experience of having seen something, you start to see it everywhere?. I suspect most, if not all of us have had that experience. Everywhere My dad previously needed a car with a boot big enough to take my mum’s mobility scooter. With...
May 5, 2022 | QPUpdate, Topsy Turvy Kingdom
There is no doubt, the kingdom of God is topsy-turvy. God’s values continually flip ours on their head. At core, God is a giver: he did not clasp his fingers tightly upon his privilege and power but gave himself, fully, freely and sacrificially for us. And, here’s the...
