Separating the Man from the Myth Every December, the same old argument breaks out in Bible-believing circles: “Santa is pagan!” “Christmas trees are forbidden in Jeremiah!” “Don’t lie to your kids about a man in a red suit!” I have heard all those debates myself, but listening to some Calvary...
“Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.” (Haggai 1:7 NKJV) In 2025, three church buildings in and around Glasgow were reduced to ashes. The newspapers called it tragic. The Holy Spirit called it a warning. To the world, they were just old buildings catching fire. To those with...
Last night ~ wee hours here in Scotland ~ I couldn’t sleep, stirring to watch Cross Examined. I listened to a powerful Q&A from Western Carolina University honouring Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, who was taken from us too soon. The talk, If God, Why Evil? led by...
Our church’s nursery, E.P.I.C. (Encouraging Parents In Christ), opened in January in Rutherglen, Glasgow, and is flourishing! With dedicated staff, excellent facilities, and joyful children and parents, it’s a cherished community hub grounded in traditional Christian values. However, funding challenges threaten its future. E.P.I.C. invested heavily to meet Care Inspector...
A Heavy Heart for Suwayda’s Loss Peter here, I haven’t published much after being at the Keswick Convention, but I heard and my heart is broken as we carry for Pastor Khaled Mazhar and his family, murdered in Suwayda, Syria, last week on July 16, 2025. This brave man, who...
Last night I was watching away on Amir Tsarfati’s Telegram, my eyes glued to the screen in the wee hours, feeling the weight of what’s happening in Israel. Their Operation Rising Lion ~ Am KeLavi, meaning “Nation Like a Lion” from Numbers 23:24 ~ has walloped Iran’s nuclear sites and...
In the UK and Glasgow’s streets over the last couple of years, I have heard chants of “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” When I ask protesters about which river or sea they mean, many appear clueless, revealing ignorance behind this divisive slogan. As a Christian...
As Christians in Scotland, particularly in Glasgow and Helensburgh, we face a growing challenge from Bethel Church and the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). Their music-driven emotionalism, seen in programs like The Send’s KC Mission School and leaders like Sean Feucht, risks producing false converts, people drawn to feelings rather than...
A Group Making Big Claims A group called the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light is based in Crewe, England, not far from us in Scotland. Their leader, Abdullah Hashem Aba Al-Sadiq, says he is the Mahdi, an Islamic saviour. He claims to be the true Pope and a successor...
A “Hinky” Feeling About Human Plans As born-again Christians, we trust in God’s sovereignty over His creation (Psalm 24:1, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it”). Yet, recent news about solar geoengineering, experiments to dim the sun to fight climate change, stirs an unease in me. From the...