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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. [...]
(the whole service is now on Youtube – VIDEO – Gordon Wilson’s Memorial Service) Yesterday was quite an extraordinary day for me and I think others….in so many ways.  It’s not every day you get to preach the gospel in front of the First Minister, the former First Minister and the government ministers responsible for [...]
I woke after a wonderful sleep. It was a bit surprising considering where I was. The city of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda was eerily silent. Normally the sleeper is awakened throughout the night by dogs barking at the moon and car horns beeping as the compound guards are alerted to allow the homeowner access [...]
Brothers and sisters, Just a short letter to wish you all a Happy Easter as we prepare to celebrate together. This week I had the interesting experience of being called ‘bonkers’ by a mainstream political party. Whatever the reason for that particular outburst and whether it is true or not, it did set me thinking [...]