As reported in the news section of the website Dan Gillies has been busy with a series of special gospel meetings in the tent at Inverlochy near Fort William. Many thanks to those recipients of the Scotland Needs The Gospel invitations who have gone along to these meetings. We know Read more…
On 10 December 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the ‘Universal Declaration of Human Rights’. Article 3 of that declarations states, “Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”. More than 60 years have passed since its adoption yet the tenets of this document Read more…
Summer is here – well at least according to the calendar. The weather in Fife has been appalling over the weekend. Regardless of the weather, however, the school summer holidays are approaching and for many that will mean an opportunity to reach out with the gospel to children and young Read more…
The Today programme this morning has been dominated by two main stories, both revolving around the results from the elections to the European Parliament – the collapse of the vote for Labour and the two seats won by the British National Party. The second of these stories has given the Read more…
Many thanks to the young people at the Ballingry Gospel Hall Bible Class who have helped to formulate this blog entry. This week we have all been astounded to see how the Government has been forced to completely rethink its strategy on the Gurkas following a highly publicised and forcefully Read more…
…Well! Openness and transparency have had an interesting effect upon the leaders of the nation. Every day for the past week the Daily Telegraph has tantalisingly drip fed us more and juicier details of the ‘expenses’ and ‘allowances’ claimed by our democratic representatives. Every day the news has been filled Read more…
I find it quite remarkable that in a society that largely ignores God and where many would volubly express their doubts as to His existence, people are so quick to blame God for the bad things that happen to them. Recently I read about the relative of a murder victim Read more…
I don’t often feel the hair on the back of my neck rise as I listen to the radio driving into work in the morning. But yesterday morning that is exactly what happened. On the Today programme on Radio 4 there was a feature on current trends in funeral music. Read more…
The Bible is full of practical lessons from nature, including the verse from Proverbs 6 that I have slightly amended for my title, “Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise”. We are fortunate to live on a goose motorway, one of the main routes for Read more…
As I write, four former top bankers are sitting facing the Commons Treasury Committee answering questions about their handling of the finances at their respective banks in the lead up to the economic crisis we are now all engulfed in. From the pictures on the BBC website it looks remarkably Read more…