Archive for September, 2006

three minutes in a new job

Monday, September 25th, 2006

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Yesterday morning was my first experience of a joint worship event for the five churches I’m working with in Edinburgh - these will be happening once a month. Some 200+ people came together on a miserable, wet morning.
I hadn’t been part of planning this service, nor will I be involved in the next two, […]

a life less ordinary

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

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I got to watch the film, ’A Life Less Ordinary’, last night.  Bizarre but fascinating!
From what I figured out about this film there’s a guy who’s pretty good at heart but for whom life is going bad, played by Ewan McGregor, and there’s a woman who’s hard-hearted and has plenty but for whom life is […]

influenced in the write way

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

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I picked up a copy of the Big Issue on my way to catching a train this morning. I smiled as I noticed the main feature line: ‘Roald Dahl: The Most Influential Author of All Time?’ Admittedly he wouldn’t be my choice although I appreciate he had a wicked sense of humour which children […]

jesus of edinburgh

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

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Yesterday, after spending some time above Edinburgh, dreaming and praying with James, Anne and Chris, my wife, Christine, and I returned.  I wanted to pray to Jesus of Edinburgh for the city as that name had come in to my mind during the afternoon visit.
This is Jesus’ city.
This began me thinking about what Jesus’ […]

a good reason to blog

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

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Yesterday, James, Anne, Chris, and myself were sat on the side of a rocky outcrop above the Scottish capital of Edinburgh, sharing our hopes and dreams in God, and praying for the city.
The interesting thing is how we happened to meet up there.
Last year, James, a Scot, travelled to seminary in Kentucky […]


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