Sep 12, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
When Iain invited me to speak on the theme of ‘Knowing and Contributing your gifts’ I was both intrigued and somewhat intimidated. A Big Topic It’s obviously such a big topic that could be handled in any number of ways but it is also one which I...
Aug 29, 2024 | QPUpdate, Strengthening the Heart of the Fellowship
Did you know that January is the worst possible time to make a New Year’s Resolution, at least this is true, according to psychologists, for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere of planet Earth. The reasons January is a bad time to try and make significant...
Jul 18, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
An assassin’s bullet grazes the ear of the Republican presidential nominee, the English football team coach resigns despite, (in my humble opinion) a successful 8 years at the helm. And, as I write, the King’s speech, launches a new government’s agenda upon the...
Jul 11, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
Whether we see ourselves as athletes or not, we Christians are all running a long-distance race. Anyone who has done any running will have experienced the constant temptation to give up, with voices in the head saying, “You can’t do this.” “You might as well give up...
Jul 4, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
I could easily have missed it if I hadn’t stopped. I guess most of the people around me had just walked by or snapped a quick photo to note a waypoint on a journey to somewhere else. Again and again, I was struck on my Camino Frances pilgrimage by the fact we can be...
Jun 27, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
I imagine this title will draw you in. Our home nations go to vote soon and will likely produce a change in UK government. Globally 64 countries (plus the EU) will be at polls in 2024 – this represents around 49% of the global population. Reportedly the biggest...
Jun 20, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
There is a tendency, I think, that when we look back, we can often view the world as a simpler and happier place. That certainly is my recollection of the first UK general election I can remember. I was 9 years old, and the election was in May. I recall the weather...
Jun 13, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
This Sunday we are gathering as all ages together for our All-In service. We are going to take some time to celebrate our children and young people as we approach the end of another school year and look forward to the summer break. We will present the kids with a...
Jun 6, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
Friendship In 1973 Maurice and Maralyn Bailey, survived 118 days adrift, in a tiny dinghy, in the Pacific Ocean when their beloved yacht sank after colliding with a whale. They withstood sunburn, dysentery, dehydration and starvation before being rescued. The secret...
May 29, 2024 | QPUpdate, Unshakeable
A new and living way What is it about we humans? Whether we are talking Polynesian tribal taboos or the gothic cathedrals of Europe our art and our activity bear witness to our irresistible pull towards the sacred. As Shakespeare puts into the mouth of Hamlet: ...
