Jesus offers life in all its fullness

A brilliant post, raising some genuine challenges to Christians, just reminding us that we are prone to “saving” people for the “next life” and forgetting about this life. Kind of the same thing I am wrestling with right now i.e. what is it that God wants me for right now? Is it really “just” to [...]

Why do we sing in church?

There was a good post by Drew Kizer a couple of days ago, looking at the songs we sing in church nowadays. It’s a fair point, that whilst the music has moved with the culture, the depth of the song has often disappeared. Thus we end up with nice boppy songs that some people wave [...]

Romanov speaks from the heart

You know, this really is not the best angle to take Romanov at, he looks a bit of a dictator. Our esteemed chairman, fresh from buying a nuclear submarine, has shared his views with the Scotland on Sunday. I think my favourite quote was:

SOS: Is the money still there to bring in big-name players and [...]

Apologies

Sorry for not blogging much this week, when so much has been going on. I started work, suffered from headaches day 1 and 2 and 3 so that kind of took me out of action. Work’s great but I won’t be blogging much about it I think, due to confidentiality problems.
Anyway, aside from work, the [...]

Update on reading

Currently reading:- Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin and Heidi Toffler (tough going)- Doing Well and Doing Good by Oz Guinness (on loan!)-Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell (for the 2nd time)- The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
On the list after this:- McCrae’s Battalion by Jack Alexander- Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs- Mission Implausible by Duncan MacLaren- My Father [...]

Hearts storm on

Wow! Who would have thought that it would all turn out well in the end. Last night saw Hearts take on the Bosnian champions and dispose of them 3-0. A great result and one that should see us with a chance of a 3rd round tie with a big name side. And from there - [...]

How to increase your traffic?

So, an organisation wants new employees and it goes hunting on myspace? Watch who you are linking to, next thing you know you’ll be working for the Men in Black by mistake.

Stephen Colbert’s final words for ‘The West Wing’ …

Stephen Colbert’s final words for ‘The West Wing’
This made me laugh.

What I’m reading and what’s next

Currently reading:- Revolutionary Wealth by Alvin and Heidi Toffler (tough going)- Doing Well and Doing Good by Oz Guinness (on loan!)-Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell (for the 2nd time)
On the list after this:- The Long Tail by Chris Anderson- McCrae’s Battalion by Jack Alexander- Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs- Mission Implausible by Duncan MacLaren- My Father [...]

Memories of a great holiday

I start work at my new job on Monday. I’ve had a great time off.