RevRabRantsApr 254 minRadical Report CardIn 2018 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was presented with a Strategic Plan for 2018-2028. Following 60 years of constant...
RevRabRantsNov 21, 20212 minPrinciple and PrincipalWhere are our principles as a Church? What are our standards? Do we get them from the business world or do we get them from Jesus? He had...
RevRabRantsMay 17, 20214 minOpen letter to the Chief Officer and Assembly Trustees...M&Ms again!Dear Dave, John, and the Assembly Trustees, M&Ms…again! Having watched your pre-General Assembly interviews, I can see you are making...
RevRabRantsMar 18, 20213 minDebenhams...Kirklands?Kirklands and Co. It is with great dismay that the long-established storehouse giant, Kirklands and Co, has fallen into administration....
RevRabRantsMar 1, 20214 minIF...David Attenborough addresses the UN on Climate Change (23rd February 2021): “If we continue on our current path we will face the collapse...
RevRabRantsDec 31, 20203 minNo honours, thank you Ma’am2020, what a year, one we will never forget, for all the wrong reasons, and one which we long to leave behind. With a fresh start in the...
RevRabRantsDec 23, 20204 minChurch-Covid-ChristmasSo the grand reopening never came to pass. It has stop-started for many months and, in our case at Falkirk Trinity, stopping again in the...
RevRabRantsJul 17, 20205 minThe Grand ReopeningLockdown days were easy – stay at home, exercise once per day, only go to supermarket for essentials, save the NHS and save lives! OK,...
RevRabRantsMay 28, 20205 minPessioptimistHow are you feeling about the future of society, of the Church, and of the world? Since lockdown many have commented on a “new normal”...
RevRabRantsApr 13, 20204 minRich Fools FundIn the Scottish Independence debate I remember one of the shared convictions was that Scotland was “rich enough” to be independent....
RevRabRantsMar 31, 20203 minOpen letter to the Assembly Trustees: Church and the implications of CoronavirusNot a criticism! Just a few ideas to put into the pot in these troubled times. Wholeheartedly agreeing with you that it is great to see...
RevRabRantsFeb 27, 20204 minFAKE NEWSWARNING: This blog post is NOT for those who like to wear rose-tinted spectacles and/or DO NOT have a sense of humour and/or HAVE a...
RevRabRantsJan 31, 20204 minClimate of change!It is official: each decade is getting warmer; the last decade was the hottest on record; we now have the highest carbon dioxide...
RevRabRantsOct 27, 20194 minM&Ms, don’t you love them? In Church speak, M&Ms stands for our Ministries and Mission contributions, something every Church pays annually over the course of the...
RevRabRantsSep 4, 20195 minPolitical chaos (and the Church)Fact, fiction, fear, hope, and more, all rolled into one is part of the political story as it has emerged over recent times. Everyone, it...
RevRabRantsJul 27, 20195 minGood old Summer Mission has something still to teach us!The late, great, Sandy McDonald, minister at my Church in Paisley asked me one day, “Have you ever thought about going on summer mission,...
RevRabRantsJun 23, 20194 minDooley a Messi businessComic Relief is “heading in the direction of not using celebrities” to promote its campaigns. MP David Lammy in response to pictures...
RevRabRantsMay 16, 20193 min12 new disciplesThe Special Commission on structural reform finally reports and leading the way are 12 new disciples! Dubious about the way this...
RevRabRantsApr 30, 20196 minRAP under PARThe Radical Action Plan is not about plotting a survival route but how we can share Good News more effectively. Radical change is...
RevRabRantsMar 27, 20193 minMay's DealIt’s difficult to be objective when you are an ardent Remainer or Brexiteer because you will always argue the case to remain or leave...