Deliverance: 1.    Receive the Report. 2.    Note with concern that a radical three-year reform plan was called for and agreed at General...

Amidst all the change which the Church is necessarily undergoing at this time it seems there is one thing that can never change…manse...

Once upon a time there was a young man called Noah. He had a nice career path ahead of him, but God called him into ministry after...

Another open letter to the Faith Action Group and Assembly Trustees. Dear Faith Action Group and Assembly Trustees, For my views on pay...

The million-dollar question: What is an answer to prayer? Whilst on summer holiday this year I was given a little “welcome pack” on the...

Two job vacancies have arisen… Job Vacancy: Minister in the auld Kirk. Hours: 40-ish but maybe 60 or 70 or more. Stipend: £30-£37k...

Dear Faith Nurture Forum and Assembly Trustees, Since pay deals are the flavour of the day, maybe you are starting to think about setting...

In 2018 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was presented with a Strategic Plan for 2018-2028. Following 60 years of constant...

Where 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...

Dear Dave, John, and the Assembly Trustees, M&Ms…again! Having watched your pre-General Assembly interviews, I can see you are making...

Kirklands and Co. It is with great dismay that the long-established storehouse giant, Kirklands and Co, has fallen into administration....

David Attenborough addresses the UN on Climate Change (23rd February 2021): “If we continue on our current path we will face the collapse...

2020, 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...

So 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...

Lockdown days were easy – stay at home, exercise once per day, only go to supermarket for essentials, save the NHS and save lives! OK,...

How are you feeling about the future of society, of the Church, and of the world? Since lockdown many have commented on a “new normal”...

In the Scottish Independence debate I remember one of the shared convictions was that Scotland was “rich enough” to be independent....

Not 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...

WARNING: 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...

It is official: each decade is getting warmer; the last decade was the hottest on record; we now have the highest carbon dioxide...