Monthly Archives: June 2015

A Prayer For Scotland.

In a recent post called “Looking for more signs of Maturity” I recommended that in order to get spiritual food we should visit a Christian bookshop and have a good browse. Shortly afterwards I made a visit to my nearest … Continue reading

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Reflections on the Cross – Part 8; The Spear in His Side 2.

Some time after I posted The Spear in His Side I read through the account in John’s Gospel of Jesus trial before Pilate and the thought occurred to me, that while there may have been Jewish sources that John could … Continue reading

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The Icing on the Cake.

Recently I had my sixtieth birthday and my sister baked a birthday cake which my niece then decorated it by putting icing on it in the form of a steam locomotive. The picture is of the remnant of it. The … Continue reading

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Acts Chapter 10 – The Coming of the Holy Spirit upon the Gentiles.

There are number of questions that this chapter raises. Not least the fact the Holy Spirit came upon the listening Gentiles before Peter had given any formal call for repentance. This appears to be in the wrong order. It occurred … Continue reading

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