Mary and Joseph had to go on a very inconvenient journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem as ordered by the occupying Roman government. Joseph’s ancestors went…
Take up your cross
Traditional views can hinder a fair consideration of what the Scriptures really say. For example we have no trouble in visualising what Jesus meant by…
Is God’s Name “I AM”?
In Scripture a name is more than what you put on your letterbox. We have an expression, “he made a name for himself”. This means…
The hardened heart
At the close of Matthew’s gospel we read of the women coming to the tomb of Jesus. There was a violent earthquake and an…
To your tents Oh Israel
This is Sunday 14th September 2014 and on Thursday the people of Scotland will be voting to be independent or to stay as part of…
The most important commandment
Which commandment comes first? Mat 22:36-40 Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your…
Fred Sanger
The late Fred Sanger was twice awarded the Nobel Prize. The first was for working out the amino acid sequence for the insulin protein. He…
Traditional belief in the impossible
Let’s take an ordinary person – like me. Maybe nothing special to look at but fearfully and wonderfully made. System after system of enormous complexity…
The web of “experts”
I lived for nearly twenty years in Denmark. It was there that I got my first driving licence. When we moved to Scotland I asked…