Doubting Sunday

Thought for the week April 19 Central Fife Times This coming Sunday is the anniversary of the day when Thomas, one of the 12 disciples of the Lord Jesus, famously stated, “I WILL NOT BELIEVE”, when told that Christ was alive. This is why he is often called ‘doubting Thomas’. Thomas in some way embodies all who have problems, doubts and fears and queries about evidence for resurrection. We live in an age of deep Read more…

Special Meetings in Dunfermline

Over the course of this week around 36,000 leaflets will be distributed around the wider Dunfermline area including Rosyth, Dalgety Bay, Inverkeithing, North Queensferry, High Valleyfield and other areas within the postcode area. These leaflets are being issued in association with the Christians who meet at the Gospel Hall, Hospital Hill, Dunfermline who are planning to hold a special series of Gospel meetings starting Sunday 23 April and thereafter each night Sunday to Thursday until 7th May. Read more…

Easter Sunday

Thought for the week April 12 Central Fife Times This coming Easter Sunday marks the anniversary of the day when the Son of God rose from the dead. The Lord Jesus predicted He would be crucified and rise again on the third day. Ancient bible prophesies foretold He would be stripped, sold for silver, whipped, His hands and feet pierced, and He would die for the sins of the human race. They also foretold that Read more…

Palm Sunday

Article as published in the Central Fife Times on 5 April 2017 This coming Sunday is special. On Palm Sunday, the Lord Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the last time. As He rode upon a donkey the crowd shouted “Hosannah” (Save now!) and children tore down branches of palm trees and threw them before Him to provide a pavement for their King, the Messiah. A few days later when the religious leaders felt their power Read more…

Polishing Up Your CV

There used to be a fairly common line from stand-up comics in sending up the stupid questions asked at job interviews. You will know the sort of thing, “if you were a Lego character, which would you be?” Personally, I’ve never experienced that sort of question, I suspect that they were only ever the preserve of some of the more arty corporates – ad agencies, media companies and the like.  One long standing reliable that Read more…

What’s On The Inside?

It’s funny how the most commonplace things can trigger off deeper thoughts about more important matters. For example, in a supermarket recently I noticed the slogan on the side of one of the shopping bags they were offering for sale: “It’s what’s inside that counts”. This is almost a quotation from the Bible! It led me to think about God’s statement to the prophet Samuel: “The Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh Read more…

Finding Your Way

Christian friends from Dumfries and Galloway have shared some thoughts with us: Seeking Direction People are always on the move, always going somewhere, with a destination in mind. We have many devices to help us, a compass, maps, road signs and sat-nav. If the journey is short or well-known we won’t need assistance but throw in a road closure or bad weather and the journey we think we had all sorted, suddenly causes many of Read more…