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Very Presbyterian problems

If you have wandered around at all online you have probably seen one of those silly articles that purport to offer a string of very British problems, most of them variations on the joke about two British people marooned on…

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“Every precious blessing”

6 5. 6 5 (North Coates) Every precious blessingComes from God above;Everything we have isFrom his heart of love. Jesus is the best gift,Coming down to save:Dying for his people,Rising from the grave. Gracious Spirit, give usHearts to trust the…

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Out of the mouth of babes

Mark’s post about how Christian parents deal with their children raises some interesting questions to which I may, in due course, offer some answers. In the meantime, I will provide a hymn that I wrote primarily with our children and…

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Daddy, am I really forgiven?

If you are a Christian parent with young children, do you consider your children to be Christians?  There were some lively debates at the Westminster Assembly. One took place over the precise meaning of 1 Corinthians 7:14, where children are…

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Logos 5: the base packages

Last week we began to look at the Logos 5 platform, assessing something of the underlying provision. Today we move on to the base packages. These come at a range of levels, the most popular likely to be Gold, Silver…

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A plea to come forward

One of the perennial problems in all churches is that of chairs. When I candidated at the church where I serve I remember being asked on numerous occasions what I thought about the directions of the chairs – should they…