30/06/2013
The “hero” of Oscar Wilde’s play The Importance of Being Earnest famously revealed to Lady Bracknell that he didn’t know details of his birth, as he was found as a baby in a handbag at Victoria Station. All joking aside, how might that situation apply to the Christian life? Who are we by birth? Where have [ more… ]
26/05/2013
Jeremiah delivers God’s astonishing message of unconditional love and forgiveness in the face of Israel’s continuing unfaithfulness.
12/05/2013
Two hugely important dates in the Christian Calendar: Ascension and Pentecost. Ascension was last Thursday, and Pentecost is next Sunday. But what about the time in between the two – if you were one of the disciples, waiting in Jerusalem as Jesus told you to, what would be going through your mind?
05/05/2013
Celebrity Cooks are hugely popular today – but they’re nothing new… One morning Jesus did a masterclass on cooking breakfast for his disciples – having provided the ingredients in the first place!
24/03/2013
Today is the start of “Holy Week”, the day when Jesus entered Jerusalem riding on a donkey, as excited crowds cheered and waved palm branches and shouted “Hosanna!” The people had great expectations – but the reality that followed was somewhat different.
13/01/2013
John Allan is the youthworker for the Osprey Youth Trust in Peebles. We find out what he’s been up to…
06/01/2013
Welcome to 2013 – and congratulations on having survived the end of the world! What, didn’t you notice the Mayan apocalypse in December? Or the asteroid hitting the Earth, or the alien invasion, or…
23/12/2012
We know the story (or at least we think we do) – but if we unwrap the nativity a bit what will we find?
16/12/2012
Matthew’s gospel tells us that Jesus was called “Friend of Sinners”. But let’s be clear – that wasn’t a compliment – it was an accusation.