Letter from the Manse (145)

Thought provoking, biblical, often topical but always worth a read!

  • All dogs go to heaven?

    Two weeks ago we made a sad decision.  Griff must go. We acquired our shaggy-haired collie cross eight years ago.  We had him before we had any of our children.  We debated many times whether we ought to get rid of him.  But now we knew the time had come. …

  • Creation

    It's 150 years since Darwin published “On the Origin of Species” - a book that changed the way countless people view the world. What's left of Christianity when you adopt Darwin's scheme?

  • Prayer Meetings

    I returned recently from a 3 week family holiday. One of the great benefits of being away from home is the opportunity to meet with other churches. It’s good to hear other men preach, to share in the life of another congregation, to pray with another church. You can learn…

  • Singing Psalms

    On Sunday evenings we are studying the psalms together. I’m planning to cover the first twenty or so. The psalms were never intended just to be read, either silently or aloud. They’re not merely poems - they are songs. The book of psalms was the hymnbook of ancient Israel. So,…

  • Christian Doctrine

    We’ve just reached the end of a long series of sermons on Christian doctrine. It was in January 2006 that we began the ‘Truths for Today’ series.  For more than three years we’ve been working systematically through the great truths of the Christian faith.  It’s done me good.  I’ve had…