It’s a beautiful sunny day here in Edinburgh at the moment, but Autumn is in the air and where I live the trees are starting to turn. I always find Autumn an interesting time: a poignant mix of beauty alongside
Autumn, Abundance and Anxious Thoughts
‘Time to Relax’ this Summer
This is a strange time to be living through: cancelled holidays, uncertainty around working patterns, disjointed education for our children and young people, questions about the future of our churches and how we worship, challenges around how we relate to
Blame it on the Butterfly – study materials for Lent 2020
Looking through my past journals and Bible study notebooks, they are full of butterflies. I often think of them as useful symbols of my life with God: the result of miraculous ongoing transformation, yet still easily blown off course; able
On retreat with Ruth
If you missed the retreat but would like to come in February, get more information here. Last week 11 of us went on retreat at Whitchester Christian Centre near Hawick with the Book of Ruth. It was a beautiful relaxing
Jonah Journalling with Teenagers at the Scottish Episcopal Youth Camp
Lots of us have been journalling with the story of Jonah this summer using the latest kit from Bible Journalling UK. Then last week I got the chance to lead a workshop using the materials with a room full of
Praying for Unity and Peace
If ever there was a time for mutual respect and peace between nations, it’s now. We’ve come such a long way since the two great wars of the twentieth century, and yet there still seems to be a hunger for
Feel the warmth of the sunshine! Lent Materials Update
It seems slightly bonkers to be talking about the warmth of the sunshine today! Here’s the view from my window right now: But I’ve been thinking about sunshine warmth lately in relation to the Lent materials I am currently writing
Preparing to Prepare – Advent 2018
It’s a week to go until Advent Sunday and I find myself ‘preparing to prepare’. Advent is traditionally a time of preparation: as we get ready for Christmas we think about what it means for God to appear on earth