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RevRabRants
Oct 27, 20194 min read
M&Ms, don’t you love them?
In Church speak, M&Ms stands for our Ministries and Mission contributions, something every Church pays annually over the course of the...
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RevRabRants
Sep 4, 20195 min read
Political chaos (and the Church)
Fact, fiction, fear, hope, and more, all rolled into one is part of the political story as it has emerged over recent times. Everyone, it...
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RevRabRants
Jul 27, 20195 min read
Good old Summer Mission has something still to teach us!
The late, great, Sandy McDonald, minister at my Church in Paisley asked me one day, “Have you ever thought about going on summer mission,...
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RevRabRants
Jun 23, 20194 min read
Dooley a Messi business
Comic Relief is “heading in the direction of not using celebrities” to promote its campaigns. MP David Lammy in response to pictures...
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RevRabRants
May 16, 20193 min read
12 new disciples
The Special Commission on structural reform finally reports and leading the way are 12 new disciples! Dubious about the way this...
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RevRabRants
Apr 30, 20196 min read
RAP under PAR
The Radical Action Plan is not about plotting a survival route but how we can share Good News more effectively. Radical change is...
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RevRabRants
Mar 27, 20193 min read
May's Deal
It’s difficult to be objective when you are an ardent Remainer or Brexiteer because you will always argue the case to remain or leave...
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RevRabRants
Mar 15, 20193 min read
A time for spiritual spring-cleaning!
That is the heading on day one of my little Lent reflection book which I’ve had for years – I don’t use it every year but it is good to...
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RevRabRants
Feb 10, 20197 min read
A radical plan
Introduction What follows is the result of two weeks study leave, during which I attended a “Re-imagining Church” conference, so my...
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RevRabRants
Jan 19, 20194 min read
What is cheesecake?
So you probably have some slightly different recipes for coming up with cheesecake, but at the end of the day you will be eating...
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RevRabRants
Dec 18, 20182 min read
Open letter to Santa
Dear Santa, I know I can’t have everything but some of the following would be lovely to find under my Christmas tree this year… 1)...
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RevRabRants
Nov 17, 20184 min read
CHEXIT
CHEXIT The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland voted for a radical action plan to be drawn up for the next three years. It seems...
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RevRabRants
Nov 3, 20184 min read
Open letter to the Council of Assembly
Dear Council of Assembly, The Council of Assembly Presbytery Conference 2018 has come and gone. At the top of the Hotel notepaper it...
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RevRabRants
Oct 1, 20183 min read
Basic task(s) of ordained ministry
1. Answer all e-mails swiftly. 2. Lead all spiritual discussion evenings at Church because you are the expert. 3. Open and close up the...
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RevRabRants
Aug 19, 20184 min read
Open letter to my Presbytery Clerk
Dear Andrew, Having sat in your seat for five years before you took up office as my successor as Presbytery Clerk, I know some of the...
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RevRabRants
Aug 5, 20183 min read
S.I.M.P.L.E.
I was reading/glancing through the 72-page report (yes, that’s 7 and 2) entitled Review of Training and Support of Ministers – if you...
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RevRabRants
Jul 15, 20183 min read
Bums on seats!
They say it’s not all about bums on seats; the Church is so much more than that. It’s about showing God’s love in action, it’s about...
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RevRabRants
Jun 11, 20183 min read
Open letter to my congregation!
Dear friends, What a privilege it is to minister alongside you! I have great news to share with you! There are some 2.2 billion...
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RevRabRants
May 25, 20183 min read
KISS me quick!
So as General Assembly 2018 continued, the short (her own self-description) Moderator, facing a barrage of questions at Report times that...
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RevRabRants
May 22, 20181 min read
Hats off...
Tuesday at GA2018… Hats off to the three young people from Dornoch who entertained us before Assembly commenced, two on fiddle, one on...
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