View from the Potting Shed

Today Jane and I were in Edinburgh for the baptism of our nephew Aidan.
En route we managed to buy me a really nice dinner suit (for only £95) from Slater Menswear on George Street in preparation for the National Youth Choir of Great Britain’s 25th anniversary concert at Birmingham Symphony Hall next month.
We also popped […]

Tomorrow, I’m preaching once again at St Mary’s, Newport-on-Tay so having had a full and busy week I’m sitting at my PC on Saturday morning/afternoon pouring over the gospel reading (John 4: 5-42) searching for inspiration.
I already have a sermon that I’ve preached on this Sunday in the lectionary (Year A, Lent 3) but I’m […]

Whose idea was it to have Lent so early this year?! Today I suspect that a lot of people will be giving up Lent for chocolate.
Lindt today, Lent tomorrow.
Happy St Valentine’s Day everyone. xxx

Reorientation
This morning I got up nice and early, around 07:00, because I really felt the need to get back into a regular rhythm.
I find the period between Advent 4 and Epiphany quite disorienting. For the other 50 weeks of the year Sunday is still my reference point from which the rest of my week’s activities […]

Here’s a website that I go back to every now and then: Extreme Instability.
It’s not an indication of the state of my inner emotional life, it’s a website of really cool photographs of natural phenomena, such as lightning storms, aurora, fog, night skies, tornadoes, etc. Some are available as wallpapers too.
What an incredibly beautiful […]

Some days lyrics that you know so well stand out. Get Away by Kings X.
And if you get offended by a certain word then you’ve probably missed the point completely.
Get Away (3:25)
Hey God, I watched the news tonight
why are your people so fucking mean?
Hey God, that kid was locked up for 3 years
why do the […]

God our Father,
in this night you have made known to us again
the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
confirm our faith and fix our eyes on him
until the day dawns
and Christ the Morning Star rises in our hearts.
To him be glory both now and for ever.
Amen