The first is some reflections on unionising in Apple 2 years after, focusing on the need for Christians to learn how to organise and reflecting on the need for intersectionality in our work for justice. The second is on anti-fascist Sunday (Christ the King) with some history, readings, and a prayer.
Screenshots of Shibboleth magazine
Delighted to have two articles published in the latest issue of S(h)ibboleth Magazine. You can order a copy of the in print only magazine here: shibbolethmag.com/collections/...
Nice surprise yesterday to have received an invitation to the General Council of the World Communion of Reformed Churches later this year. Even nicer surprise to be included as part of the youth caucus, it makes turning 30 feel further away 😂
Yes mine was fine but got to a point where every time I used it the spine got worse. Definitely feels a lot fresher.
A red Bible on a table with a split spine. Vase with flowers in it at top of photo.
A blue Bible with a pattern on the front on a table and a vase with flowers in it at the top of the image
Just picked up my Bible from repair and getting a new cover put on it. So pleased with the finished result by Amy from Graphis Books in Kilmaurs, Scotland.
Black and white image of a woman on a wooden chair wearing a white blouse and long skirt.
Picture of a Kirk session in 1950 with 8 men and 1 woman.
Discovered some interesting history on Katy’s side of the family yesterday. Katy’s great aunt was one of the first headmistresses in Northern Ireland and the only woman elder in the presbytery of Belfast in 1946. Elizabeth “Lizzie” McClune.
Their favourite lawyers and theologians seem to both employ similarly misleading hermeneutical strategies- getting the results the client wants
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Great to be back at my home church @langsidechurch167.bsky.social preaching this morning. Today’s lectionary reading was from Revelation 21 and 22, we considered how we respond to the various apocalypses or revelations of today. Not through escapism but through spirit empowered action here and now.
Storm trooper depicted in manner of a religious icon with a halo round its head and book in hand. The word empire written at the top.
May the 4th be with you. Resist the empire and its teachings. Art by Scott Erickson.
Me with my two dogs Louie and Sid in front of loch at top of hill.
Me and my wife Katy at the top of a hill with a cairn in the background.
One of the best things about moving from Glasgow to Ayrshire is not just the green space while still being close to Glasgow but also the easy access to the Galloway forest park. Great day in the sun after a busy and long few weeks.
Thank you cards, flowers, a bottle of whisky and the book the contemplative minister on a table
A group of people placing hands on me and my wife Katy to pray for us at the front of a church.
A very emotional last Sunday at Barrhead St Andrew’s on placement. No one warns you when you start training for ministry how attached you would become to a congregation even within a 6 month period.
Will carry and cherish my memories of this time with me as I continue on my journey! 🙏🏼
Wonderful reflection on one of our candidates recent study trip to Turkey with Trinity College Glasgow and New College Edinburgh.
100% my undergrad dissertation was on MacLeod’s theology of the incarnation + his campaigning against nuclear weapons in the 60s. Have lots of his quotes stuck in my head. A very relevant one for right now “there’s no such thing as just war only bloody war”. Can send you a copy if you fancy a read?
Yes exactly why it came to mind for me. My dad and I used to listen to Jeff Wayne’s war of the worlds in the car together regularly.
Image of Trump, Vance and media wearing red clown noses in Oval Office asking Zelensky why aren’t you wearing a clown nose.
To say clowns are in the White House would be disrespectful to clowns.
@douggay.bsky.social @trinitycolglasgow.bsky.social @julian-pombo.bsky.social
After spending last week exploring some of Turkey’s early Christian sites including Perga, Colossae, and the seven churches of Revelation I spent some time over the weekend reflecting on the trips significance for me. You can read my reflection on my Substack here:
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A Prayer from Ephesus today. It has been an incredible week in Turkey hearing the stories and seeing the landscape of much of the early Church. Following in the footsteps of the apostles and early followers of Jesus has been so moving, I will remember these experiences for the rest of my life.
Hi Ken! Nice to connect. I’m currently training for ministry in the CofS and in my first year of my PhD on secularisation, mission, and the Kirk in the 1960s. That’s fascinating, I was in Fenwick just a couple of hours ago at a cafe called the Laird’s table. Stay not far from there in Kilmarnock.
There have been many points the last few months on my first ministry placement that I’ve felt an immense sense of privilege to be doing this work. Tonight that feeling of privilege was immense on my first funeral visit the simultaneous joy and grief of a life lived and lost all held in prayer.
I can't remember who invented the phrase "cosplay vicar", but it's brilliant
"Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels; they had no regard for the Lord or for the duties of the priests to the people"
Chapel with communion table at front surrounded by war memorial with names of lives lost on the wall. Stained glass window and stone work above.
First week back at @trinitycolglasgow.bsky.social worship for the new semester. Always a privilege to be able to worship in such a beautiful space.
Mountain landscape with snow and ice. Loch in the background and grey clouds. One person standing looking in to the distance on a rock.
Me wearing grey hat and black jacket with loch and mountains in the background
Man wearing black jacket holding cup of coffee with mountains and loch in the background
Man wearing orange hat and red and navy shirt with mountains and loch in the background
An icy Ben A’An today ❄️🥾 @mattbernico.bsky.social
I grew up in Ayrshire so most of my summers were spent at the beach with Arran as the backdrop. So I know that feeling of it meaning home. Only recently moved back down this way after 12 years in Glasgow.
Two black and white border collies on a beach with a snowy island in the background.
A beach with a couple and a dog walking in the foreground. Snowy island in the background.
A black and white border collie on a beach with a snowy island in the background.
A black and white border collie on a beach with a snowy island in the background.
A snowy Isle of Arran was the background of today’s dog walk. ❄️
Screenshot saying significantly reduced ScotRail service today.
Over 30 people at Kilmarnock station this morning waiting to get the first train to Glasgow. Cancelled with no explanation and no replacement bus until over an hour later.
One of my favourite things about @scmbritain.bsky.social is that despite having a small (but wonderful) team for a national charity, they continuously produce important and helpful resources for a more inclusive and life giving faith.
Amazing! Congratulations 🙏🏼
