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WAKE UP CHURCH – We Need New Skins

italker — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:18:01 +0000

For those of you who were looking forward to Sanctuary First on 10 January in Bo’ness I hope you’ll be able to attend the next one. Perhaps the poor weather will give us an opportunity to develop the theme and make it even more interesting. The theme that we’ve chosen for Sanctuary First is [...]

Getting Connected

italker — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:44:28 +0000

Sunday coming is “Discipleship Sunday” just hope that the icy weather doesn’t prevent people from coming to church on Sunday morning. The Kirk Session are encouraging everyone in the congregation to “Get Connected” The idea is members of the congregation be encouraged to join a group that has a special interest for them. For example [...]

Today’s Tower of Babel

italker — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:23:38 +0000

I felt a touch of history repeating itself today as I read in the news about the world’s tallest building being opened today. It stands at 828 metres and has cost 1.5 billion dollars to build. So what makes us wish to build higher and higher. I guess there is a human desire to stretch [...]

Peace and Joy

italker — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:30:16 +0000

I’ve been trying to keep my focus on the real importance of Christmas this year. It’s so easy to miss the point. Its not about all the material things we give or even receive. I’ve been trying to understand what it means to encounter the joy and the peace of Christmas. I’ve been trying [...]

The hidden meaning in Christmas and the Cross

italker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:03:02 +0000

Today is damp dark and a bit gloomy. Yesterday was a beautiful Winter’s day. The sun was shining brightly as I drove to the crematorium. Such beauty in the middle of sadness. Sometimes I wish the weather would match the things I have to do. When I feel sad lets have rain, and when I [...]

Alpha at the Inchyra with Bogle and O’Brien

italker — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:24:36 +0000

We started a new Alpha Course tonight in the Inchyra Grange Hotel in Polmont. It was a good evening. Apart from the food which everyone seemed to enjoy the interaction and standard of the questions was very engaging. Alpha is a great opportunity to listen to others share their [...]

So Why Are You Carrying This Burden?

italker — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:16:19 +0000

Its amazing what you see on the road when your out and about around Bo’ness. I’m staggered at the weight of things that get transported on our roads. Here’s a steam engine being pulled by a lorry. The lorry is having a rest in a lay-by outside Bo’ness. Got me thinking about the shear weight of troubles and [...]

Looking for inspiration – U2 – 2009

italker — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:50:15 +0000

I’ve been working on the the sermons for Sunday. Struggling a wee bit with the theme for Sunday morning which is entitled “Facing the Single Life” i guess I’m becoming aware of the breadth and depth of the topic. People are so different, their approach and attitude may depend on their age, their sex and [...]

Creator God

italker — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:26:38 +0000

The Mystery God in Creation Creator God Here am I A created being Thinking Feeling Praying to you The Almighty Its just something within me – I can’t control I’m pushing on an ever opening door The door itself is the revelation It tells me your presence Is all around In blues, greens, reds and yellows I need to speak your name I need [...]

Michael Jackson and the Bo’ness Fair.

italker — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:57:25 +0000

( This article has been reworked in the light of a comment on the blog.) Michael Jackson and the Bo’ness Fair – what do they have in common?. Perhaps more than you might think. The fact that he died yesterday on the Bo’ness Fair E’en, will live on in the memory of his [...]