Glasgow is in something of a heatwave, which as you may know is not my favourite sort of weather. It was good to be back in church tonight, although it was oppressively hot in the building, and I think I irritated everyone sitting near me by generating quite a breeze when I kept wafting my…
I was back at St Silas this morning for the first time in nearly a month. It was a lovely service and a great chance to catch up with people and get back into the swing of things. We celebrated (observed?) communion, and because I have a few squint teeth at the back of my…
I’ll not have a huge amount of internet access over the next week, so here’s something festive to keep you all occupied in the meantime: can you think of 101 Things To Do In A Christmas Service? VMC to you all. Hand out fireworks, telling people they are incense candles to light during prayers. Bring…
St Silas has an excellent football team, which plays in a local church league. The team has been doing very well this season and is currently joint top of their division. I enjoy hearing in church and reading in blogs like Graham‘s and Darren‘s about how the team gets on. It’s not only a well-organised…
As our minister, David, reports, this Sunday is a big day for St Silas – we will enjoy the company of not one but two bishops, for a very special service of baptisms and confirmations. David has asked us all to “behave”. So of course the natural thing to do is think of 101 things…
After church this evening, a group of us were sitting in the pub having a drink and a chat, discussing the service. The conversation moved on to distracting things we’ve experienced in churches. A friend mentioned that in another church, she had heard of someone sitting at the front of the balcony right in the…
On Saturday, I’m going to a music festival near Edinburgh. A Christian music festival no less, called Frenzy. I’ve been to Glastonbury and T in the Park before, but never to a Christian one. The thought of it would normally make me cringe, but I’ve been assured that Frenzy is very good and there’s a…