SPEECHLESS

I came home last night to catch a bit on the TV of 3rd rate celbs in the jungle being sick because they are trying to eat some bugs and kangaroo body parts for 'entertainment' sake.

Does anyone else find this repulsive TV???

Is this really what we are reduced to? Watching people crying because they find life in the jungle "so hard"????????

Meanwhile....children of the world are rummaging through rubbish tips

As I said speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHANGING QUICKER THAT I THOUGHT

Last night I got a call from the builder saying they were ready to begin on the doors.

So they arrived today!!!!!!!!

Work underway. Check the main website for updates this week!

THE TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGING

Last week I got very excited about three cardboard boxes that arrived at the church. This week they were unpacked!!!!!!

The first signs of our refurbishment have officially begun. RBS Heating have started the process of installing the new heaters for the sanctuary. This will allow us to move forward with the rest of the works.

We live in exciting times in Knightswood. A new day is dawning and new opportunities are there for us to grasp.

AMERICAN ELECTION

It is hard to0 believe the momentous events that have happened in America this past week. Who would have thought something like this would have happened in our lifetime. We visited the deep south a couple of years back and the scars of the race issue are still to be seen. I do pray that this is a new dawn for America and indeed the world.

LASTLY

Did I ever tell you the one about a minister, some friends, a boat and the canal???? Tell you later!!

HAS THE WORLD FINALLY GONE MAD!!!!!!!

Watching the news this morning I came across this link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/puffbox/hyperpuff/audiovideo/england/london/7707231.stm

With all that is going on in the world....would we really remove a bench that pensioners sit on???? Good Grief!!!!!!

THE WORLD WATCHES

Today voting is taking place in America.......the world watches. Will it mean a change in fortune for us all??

STRANGE THINGS IN THE NEWS

Had a great laugh today. Have you seen the news??? About the Welsh road sign??? Have a look at it, it will make you laugh. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm

Also, a new Bruce song has surfaced....as always good! http://www.brucespringsteen.net/news/index.html

Have just finished reading The Last Word and The Word After That by Brian McLaren. A very thought provoking read. Just exactly who is heaven open to??? That's a real interesting question....

Maybe more than we think, and maybe different than e think.

Cardboard boxes....

We have a few cardboard boxes kicking round the church, this is the first signs of our refurbishment....We will post pictures as we get the work started. Keep all this in your prayers.

IT'S ALL IN THE JEANS

What's the story with buying jeans. You can't just go and buy jeans. There is straight leg, wide leg, boot cut, flares, grrrr why can't you just buy jeans!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I want someone to open a shop that just sells jeans to men like me. Men that want to buy 'jeans'. The same type of men who want to go into a shop and buy yellow paint. Not sunburst. Not Lemon zest. Just yellow.

I want a simple life................

ADVENT CONSPIRACY

Hugh sent me this link. Definitely going to give this a lot of thought and a bit of a push. Wonder what we as a church could do? Maybe something that the Knightswood Fellowship of Churches could do....or how about CF Scotland!!!!! How big can this get???

Drop by and have a look see http://www.adventconspiracy.org/

BOOKS

At the Ministers meeting yesterday we had a long chat about books and smy good friend Tom suggested that we put up a list of what we have read and are reading. The books I have listed as read are not in particular order of reading, just the order they are on the shelf. Think this just about covers the last couple of years. I think! I have a fascination with books of a strange title.

Reading Just Now
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Last Word and the Word After That by Brian McLaren
The Post Evangelical by David Tomlinson

Last Books I have read
Edward Truncorn’s Nose by Giles Milton
Two Caravan’s by Marina Lewycka
The Story We Find Ourselves In by Brian McLaren
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
The Curious Incident of the dog in the night by Mark Haddon
A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren
Everyone’s Normal until You Get to Know Them by John Ortberg
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
When The Game’s Over It All Goes Back in the box by John Ortberg
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren
The Church on the other side by Brian McLaren
Sex God by Rob Bell
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

Hoping to Read soon
Church Unplugged by David Male
A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren
The McDonaldization of the Church by John Drane
After McDonaldization by John Drane
The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce by Paul Torday (still to buy)
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (not out yet)
Jesus wants to save Christians by Rob Bell/Don Golden (not out yet)

BOOKS

At the Ministers meeting yesterday we had a long chat about books and smy good friend Tom suggested that we put up a list of what we have read and are reading. The books I have listed as read are not in particular order of reading, just the order they are on the shelf. Think this just about covers the last couple of years. I think! I have a fascination with books of a strange title.

Reading Just Now
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
The Last Word and the Word After That by Brian McLaren
The Post Evangelical by David Tomlinson

Last Books I have read
Edward Truncorn’s Nose by Giles Milton
Two Caravan’s by Marina Lewycka
The Story We Find Ourselves In by Brian McLaren
Northern Lights by Philip Pullman
The Curious Incident of the dog in the night by Mark Haddon
A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren
Everyone’s Normal until You Get to Know Them by John Ortberg
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka
When The Game’s Over It All Goes Back in the box by John Ortberg
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren
The Church on the other side by Brian McLaren
Sex God by Rob Bell
Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

Hoping to Read soon
Church Unplugged by David Male
A Generous Orthodoxy by Brian McLaren
The McDonaldization of the Church by John Drane
After McDonaldization by John Drane
The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce by Paul Torday (still to buy)
The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (not out yet)
Jesus wants to save Christians by Rob Bell/Don Golden (not out yet)

CHURCH 101

I remember a few years ago Michael Heaney General Secretary of the Federation wrote a piece in the Congregationalist called Church 101, based on the TV programme. He got a bit of stick.

There has been an interesting debate on CF Scotland about similar things, direction and such like.

I was thinking we could ask the question again today. What would you put into Church 101? What would you want to throw out?????

Will someone post an answer?

CHURCH 101

I remember a few years ago Michael Heaney General Secretary of the Federation wrote a piece in the Congregationalist called Church 101, based on the TV programme. He got a bit of stick.

There has been an interesting debate on CF Scotland about similar things, direction and such like.

I was thinking we could ask the question again today. What would you put into Church 101? What would you want to throw out?????

Will someone post an answer?

THIS IS WORTH THE CHALLENGE

I have signed up for the Scottish Parliment Prayers. It is designed to make us more aware of the issues involving OUR Parliment.

Anyhoo, they have set up this page http://www.ppscotland.org/challenge.php

Go on give it a try and let me know ur time!!!!!

THIS IS WORTH THE CHALLENGE

I have signed up for the Scottish Parliment Prayers. It is designed to make us more aware of the issues involving OUR Parliment.

Anyhoo, they have set up this page http://www.ppscotland.org/challenge.php

Go on give it a try and let me know ur time!!!!!