Articles related to the christian life
The title of this muse seems at first to be a bit ambiguous but let me expand. It could be 40 years old. It could be 40 just as a number. It could be 40 days and nights; but it’s more than that in this context – it’s 40 years of married life with my [...]
Foreword: 30 years ago today, 167 men lost their life as the Piper Alpha oil rig went on fire and partially collapsed into the North Sea. John Goldthorp was one of them. His widow, now a regular attendee at St Peters, shares with us how this tragedy ‘shattered’ her life and yet shaped her faith. [...]
Since its formation in 1843, the Free Church of Scotland has equipped thousands of men and women for ministry in Scotland and aboard, through what is now Edinburgh Theological Seminary. One of our own is currently studying Theology (BA) there and so to mark the 175th anniversary this year, this month we ask James Hosie [...]
I suffer from the curse of a chronic questioning and argumentative mind. Most of the arguments are with myself. It is as if I have never quite outgrown the annoying childlike habit of repeating the question “…but why” It as if I never learned to grow up, to accept that it is probably just [...]
It was 25 Years Ago… 25 years ago myself, Annabel, Andrew and Becky arrived in Dundee to begin a five-year redevelopment post at St Peters Free Church. I have been asked to write some reflections on our time here and why we are still here. Times have changed considerably in city and church over this [...]
A Disconnected Society: This past Wednesday at our home group Bible study, we talked about our experiences with trying to meet new people from Charleston. I shared that just that morning, a huge branch had fallen in our street so I was delighted to use my chainsaw and help the neighbour a few doors down [...]
Nearly every Sunday we pray for the work of the Christian Unions (CUs) in Dundee. This short article is designed to give more information about the Christian Unions and the work they are involved in. What are Christian Unions? "We exist to provide an opportunity for every student on campus to hear and respond to [...]
St Peter's Free Church in Dundee is famous throughout the evangelical world for being the church of Robert Murray McCheyne. But many of those who come to the church now, know very little about McCheyne; and many of those who are aware of McCheyne know very little about the current St Peters. This short article [...]
I love the Lord's Day. I love gathering with the Lord's people on the Lord's Day. It is an oasis in the midst of the desert. Sunday morning worship and Sunday evening worship is for me the highlight of the week. It is the engine room, the food store and the healing place [...]
It is hard to speak about private daily devotions, because they are, just that, private. It some ways it is an intimate thing. It is better to be doing it than talking about it. Sometimes sharing on the subject can be singularly unhelpful. When hearing about the person who gets up at 5am and reads [...]