Jul 13, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Hannah Arendt is among the most influential thinkers of the last century (and whose thoughts continue to speak into current world events/politics), yet you may have never heard of her. You may, however, be familiar with a phrase she coined that entered our popular...
Jul 6, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
My host turned to me with a grin and said: “I would like to introduce you to Jihad”. Here I was in the heart of the middle east being introduced to global terrorism’s choice word for Holy War. He clearly knew he was provoking a reaction in an innocent westerner...
Jun 29, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
What a Sunday! What a joy it was to witness the baptisms of two young people as they publicly affirmed their faith in Jesus last week. This commitment was, of course, the fruit of years of investment by each family and a testimony to the faithful ministry of children...
Jun 22, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
The south side of Glasgow is the talk of the steamie, more specifically the deluge of rain which fell over Hampden Park on Tuesday night was a hot topic of conversation. The heavens opened and 15mm of rain fell in one hour, or to put it another way, 6 days’ worth of...
Jun 8, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
Last Sunday I was not at QPBC but was with the rest of my family to see my niece being baptised. It was great to see her, and six other people, take this next step in their discipleship journey. Here at QPBC, we are also planning a service of baptism on 25 June. If...
Jun 1, 2023 | Further Up Further In, QPUpdate
“Abbatars” they called them, and they were impressive. Abba Voyage is London’s great musical night out and last week we had the joy of seeing the show. By means of much jiggery-pokery and digital magic the septuagenarian super troopers Bjorn, Benny, Frida and Agnetha...
May 25, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
This Sunday (28th May) is the seventh Sunday after Easter – yes, the year is flying by, but more importantly, it means it is Pentecost Sunday and an opportunity to remember, celebrate, re-immerse ourselves in the story of the giving of the Spirit at Pentecost as told...
May 18, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
The end of the world is nigh, and it’s not just the men with clapper boards on high streets that are saying so. Martin Rees, the Astronomer Royal, gave humanity a 50/50 chance of surviving the 21st century in his aptly entitled book “Our Final Century”. Meanwhile,...
May 11, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
What image does the word ‘endurance’ conjure up for you? ‘Endurance’ was the name of the ship that took Ernest Shackleton and his crew to Antarctica. The ship, however, got stuck in the ice. Sealed in and unable to move, the ship sank on 21 November 1915. It was...
May 4, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
Poverty is perceived as a great evil in the world which Christians and people of goodwill must respond to. Certainly, the material deprivation that is the tragic feature of so much of our world, signals our lack of compassion for fellow humans, the paltry reach of...
