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...

In Church speak, M&Ms stands for our Ministries and Mission contributions, something every Church pays annually over the course of the...

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...

The late, great, Sandy McDonald, minister at my Church in Paisley asked me one day, “Have you ever thought about going on summer mission,...

Comic Relief is “heading in the direction of not using celebrities” to promote its campaigns. MP David Lammy in response to pictures...

The Special Commission on structural reform finally reports and leading the way are 12 new disciples! Dubious about the way this...

The Radical Action Plan is not about plotting a survival route but how we can share Good News more effectively. Radical change is...

It’s difficult to be objective when you are an ardent Remainer or Brexiteer because you will always argue the case to remain or leave...