Mar 2, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
Is God faithful? A few weeks back, via some glitch with our song presentation software we found ourselves singing, “Is God faithful?” The answer is, of course, a resounding “yes, God is faithful” as a multitude of songs proclaim. Yet the question mark chimes with...
Feb 23, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
On 24th February 2022 Russian tanks crossed the Northern Ukrainian border signalling the “special military operation” which planned to take Kyiv and decapitate the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy within hours. That did not happen. Instead, a protracted and brutal...
Feb 16, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, QPUpdate
When it comes to bad news, we must be near saturation point. So, in a world of relentless and unmitigated tragedy let me tell a good news story. Hatay, Turkey lies close to biblical Antioch from where Paul and Barnabas were commissioned to go and preach the gospel....
Feb 2, 2023 | Believe: Truth to Live by, News, Teaching series
My daughter and son-in-law have just moved house. They have obtained, not only a new home but a garden, with diseased trees. Last week my son-in-law’s father posted a picture of himself astride a branch like a cowboy, with a chainsaw in hand ready for the cut. I...
Dec 22, 2022 | Joy to the World, QPUpdate
‘Joy to the World’ is one of my favourite carols – yet it was written as a poem, not a song and not even for Christmas! Isaac Watts (1674-1748) the pastor hymn writer was tired of the church’s dullness in the sung worship of his day which consisted solely of Old...
Dec 15, 2022 | Joy to the World, QPUpdate
Last Sunday I used a painting of the meeting of Elizabeth and Mary as part of my sermon. While those of you in the building will have been able to see this image, those online could not, hence I’ve posted it here. I settled on using this image because the embrace, and...
Dec 8, 2022 | Joy to the World, QPUpdate
Every so often I come across something that seems so counter-intuitive, so seemingly contrary to reality as it is presented to us, that I can hardly believe what I’m reading and need to take a double look. Take for example the statement that in the United States...
Dec 1, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
We have recently been encouraged by a number of prophetic words that have come to us as a church both from members and visitors. A number were given to us in written form and so we are able to pass these on. So here is a selection. They are in chronological order...
Nov 24, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
In this instant, just-in-time world, delay is a modern sin. Waiting times and waiting lists have become a part of our daily conversation. If you happen to be one of the 142,000 people waiting to be admitted to hospital in Scotland, then waiting is much more than idle...
Nov 17, 2022 | Get Stuck In, QPUpdate
As I write this (on Wednesday morning) it seems as if the whole world is sitting on the edge of its seat. How will Poland and NATO respond to the rockets that have landed in Przedwodów killing two people? Will world leaders meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27 and...
