We had a great night as Street Pastors at the Belladrum Tartan Heart Music festival, just outside Beauly, a family-orientated event with a different emphasis compared to RockNess festival at Dores two months earlier. There were some remarkable providences. Not least, the weather was warm after a washout the night before. We had come prepared …
Category: Biography
Mrs James Boyd
Yesterday, Debbie Fisher became Mrs James Boyd. It was a delightful occasion and Elizabeth and I are very pleased for James and Debbie. The first Mrs James Boyd, the first of many loves in my life, was married on 5/1/51 and passed away on 10/11/10. The last major function she attended was the marriage of …
The People’s Bible
The People's Bible was an initiative to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the publishing of the King James Version of the Bible by re-writing it nationally using the technology of digital pens and ipads. The project journeyed through most of Britain to give the public the opportunity to write two verses of the Bible each, …
The night of the tumble
I had a bad tumble last night - the same day as Elizabeth took delivery of our new tumble drier at Ebenezer! At least I was not hung out to dry. During my next Street Pastor shift in Hilton, just as the night was finishing, we returned to base through a play area to engage …
Two significant deaths
There have been two significant deaths in the past three months - Christopher Hitchens and Steve Jobs. I feel sorry for Christopher Hitchens, an intelligent atheist, who died yesterday. He had a powerful intellect, like Richard Dawkins, but this does not help if one is spiritually blind. The smallest child can see the sun, which …
Judd Trump trumps Donald Trump
A new star is born. Just when we thought that we would never see the likes of Ronnie O'Sullivan's natural snooker talent again, and that Donald Trump was the only Trump on the circuit, up steps Judd Trump to the podium to wrestle the Trump card from the American Trump. Young Judd Trump in his …
Patrick Hamilton
482 years ago today, on 29/2/1528, Patrick Hamilton was burned to death in front of the gate of St Salvator’s College, St Andrews, for preaching the doctrines of the Bible. He was the first 'preacher and martyr' of the Scottish Reformation, which reintroduced the Gospel of God’s free salvation to sinners through faith in the …
Calvin’s Anniversary
Today is the 500th anniversary of John Calvin's birth (10/7/1509 – 27/5/1564). Not many people appreciate how indebted they are to him and to the galaxy of other Reformers such as Martin Luther and John Knox. There has been little media coverage of the event, so I thought I would record the event as my …
Donald's Thoughts 