Category Archives: reflections

Why We Need the Gift of Discernment.

Posted on November 29, 2015 by davidgrose

There has been much talk in the Christian media about the rise of Anti-Semitism in Europe and elsewhere in recent years with comparisons being made with the 1930s and the rise of Nazi Germany. Well something has happened that has … Continue reading →

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Fear Not: A Reflection on the Recent Atrocities in Paris.

Posted on November 15, 2015 by davidgrose

The whole aim of terrorism is to create fear, but it is been said that there are 366 verses in Scripture which say “Fear Not,” or similar words. Some Christians think they are doing the Church a service when they … Continue reading →

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Now You See It And Now You Don’t.

Posted on November 1, 2015 by davidgrose

Here are two photographs of a mountain called Braeriach, in the first it can be clearly be seen but in the second it is obscured by low lying cloud covering it like a blanket. Yet the cloud, because it hugs … Continue reading →

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Christianity and Logic.

Posted on October 31, 2015 by davidgrose

In my spare time I like doing logic puzzles such as sudokus. If only as a means of deflecting my brain from more dubious thoughts. But when the subject of Christianity and logic arises there are those who think that the … Continue reading →

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“Here is Your God!” – Isaiah Chapter 40 v9.

Posted on October 11, 2015 by davidgrose

All four Gospels refer to Isaiah chapter 40 in connection with John the Baptist who is identified as the “voice crying in the wilderness,” so clearly all four writers saw this passage as significant. However, only the Gospel of John has … Continue reading →

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Being Grafted In.

Posted on September 27, 2015 by davidgrose

Last Sunday after church I was walking down by the River Spey when I noticed when I noticed this small branch protruding from the bough of a mature tree. The leaves on the “twig” are characteristic of a rowan or … Continue reading →

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It Takes A Lot of Faith To Be An Atheist.

Posted on September 14, 2015 by davidgrose

Recently, Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former First Minister caused a stir amongst atheists and other secularists when he stated that he preferred people of faith to those with no faith or who had lost their faith. Their reaction was all to … Continue reading →

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Persevere and Do Not Give Up.

Posted on September 2, 2015 by davidgrose

This is an uncropped photograph which is the first time I have been able to take a picture of a bird of prey in the wild that did not need cropping. Usually by the time you see a buzzard or … Continue reading →

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Hero to Zero.

Posted on August 2, 2015 by davidgrose

Sometime years ago whilst doing historical research going through old newspapers on microfilm up in Inverness Library I came across an article recording an historic incident that I had not previously heard of. It was in the Inverness Advertiser of … Continue reading →

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It is Better to Give Than Receive.

Posted on July 26, 2015 by davidgrose

Last year I posted that I had put up a bird feeder in my garden. I had long resisted putting one up my reasoning was that I would be interfering with nature. How easy it is to justify being stingy! … Continue reading →

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