by gordon | Dec 15, 2018 | Reflections
What else needs to be done before Christmas? Ah yes – invitations. Who was invited to see the new-born baby, Jesus? Oh yes, the shepherds. They were minding their own business – and the sheep, when suddenly an angel appeared and called them to see the baby. (Listen to...
by gordon | Dec 9, 2018 | Reflections
What sort of preparations should we make to welcome the birth of Jesus, son of God, at Christmas? We need to get ourselves into the right frame of mind so that we don’t get bogged down in the little details. We remind ourselves why it is such an important occasion; we...
by gordon | Feb 28, 2018 | Reflections
Our 5-week Lent Course for 2018 takes the theme ‘Remember You Are But Dust’ and explores the themes of grief, dying and preparing for death – something that will affect us all at many times in our lives with family and friends. Everyone is welcome – the...
by gordon | Sep 3, 2017 | Reflections
It is close to the beginning of a new academic year – new students moving in.. Graduates too, taking up new jobs – and for all of us a time for fresh starts. It is our day-to-day experience that things around us are constantly changing. Sometimes that...
by gordon | Mar 18, 2017 | Reflections
It was on Ash Wednesday morning that I saw a bus which said ‘Route Learning’ on its front. It struck me then that Lent is for us rather like the point on a walk in the Cheviot hills when you know you have been going generally in the right direction, but...
by gordon | Jan 19, 2017 | Reflections
In the wider world, this is a week of change.. President Obama is serving his last day, and tomorrow, President Trump will be sworn in. Yesterday, Theresa May set out the basics of her approach to ‘Brexit’. Today, Martin McGuinness has said that he will not stand in...
