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But does God actually like me?
Invincibilized, not a word I am familiar with. However, whatever it is, it is worth having - according to midwestern pastor, Dane...

Ross Moughtin
Mar 10, 2023


Is Kate Forbes electable?
You may be following the SNP leadership contest north of the border following the abrupt resignation of Nicola Sturgeon as First...

Ross Moughtin
Mar 3, 2023


Defined not by our borders but by our bonds
“Putin’s calculation is simple: a Ukraine with a permanent war in its eastern region will never be fully welcomed by Europe or the rest...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 24, 2023


Is there any hope for TLR?
“In this troubled town, troubles are found.” And don’t we know it, as the BBC series “Happy Valley” comes to its final dénouement. I’ve...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 17, 2023


A famine of laughter in the land
UK gripped by 'chuckle crisis', headlined the Daily Star this Wednesday. The strapline continued: 42% can't remember last time they...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 10, 2023


When God changed our direction
Ross So good to hear from you. This email is amazingly timely!!! You will discover why shortly. You are on our guest list! You may...

Ross Moughtin
Feb 3, 2023


Calorie counting, a disaster?
For some books, the title tells you everything. How about: Spoon-Fed: Why Almost Everything We’ve Been Told About Food is Wrong? I’ve...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 27, 2023


To see beauty so definitively
“I am going to get you back for all these pictures when I am there next month." So responded one daughter on WhatsApp on Monday, as she...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 20, 2023


When justice means just doing the right thing
¡Hola! Well, here we are again in Los Cristianos, on the southern tip of Tenerife, for our annual vitamin D fix. And like this time last...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 13, 2023


When the younger son cuts loose
“Dad, it would make my life much easier if you were dead!” So begins his story of the two sons as Jesus responds to the grumblings of the...

Ross Moughtin
Jan 6, 2023


Another hopeless situation for God
A remarkable story of the Holy Spirit in action to encourage us as we enter a new year. This week I stumbled across the Ethiopian Kale...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 30, 2022


What3Words to locate Christmas
Just three words. You may have come across the app What3Words which gives a unique location, accurate to within three metres, for...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 23, 2022


When first-world problems would tie us down
“Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem,” observes psychologist Virginia Satir. She’s right: I know. As I write this we...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 16, 2022


When their victory becomes my victory
Tomorrow evening: England v France. It’s a David and Goliath situation! But not in the way you may think. You know the story, how...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 9, 2022


He's behind you!
Without warning the oversize drawers of my son-in-law fell down to reveal his multi-coloured tights. An accident but even so, we all...

Ross Moughtin
Dec 2, 2022


Secure in his grip?
Can you stop being a Christian? Is it possible, for whatever reason, to wriggle out of God’s grip? This was the question I faced...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 25, 2022


We are called to be the awkward squad
Dateline Qatar 2009: “Doha has everything for the planet’s biggest football tournament — apart from the stadiums, fans, hotels, climate,...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 18, 2022


Potato and peas: our understanding of reality
As far as we can tell there are about a hundred billion galaxies, each one containing roughly about a hundred billion stars. That makes...

Ross Moughtin
Nov 4, 2022


For the highest rate of return, invest in relationships
“True terror,” claims novelist Kurt Vonnegut, “is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 28, 2022


Just two more Prime Ministers until Christmas
It was a case of “Yes, Prime Minister” meets “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” Such was the resignation of Liz Truss, now consigned to be an...

Ross Moughtin
Oct 21, 2022
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