Dear Friends,
The God of Surprises
Christmas is almost upon us again and the children are especially getting excited.  Most of them are looking forward to receiving presents, but according to the current John Lewis TV advert, at least one child can’t wait for Christmas because he wants to give a present to his very surprised parents. [...]

Dear Friends
On Monday 24th October, we laid to rest our dear friend, Pastor Martin Bell, in the Crieff Cemetery.  He had died after a short battle with cancer.  At the funeral service we heard about his life and work.  He was a gifted man, a wonderful preacher and a genuinely caring chaplain.  As the director [...]

Audio recordings (in MP3 format) and presentations (PowerPoint PPT files) from Dr Reinder Bruinsma’s weekend study conference, ‘Can Daniel and Revelation be relevant for today?’,  held at Crieff Adventist Church on 28-30 October 2011.  If you find them interesting please let us know!

“Past Truth or Present Truth?”, Friday night.

MP3 file (18.8MB)
Presentation in PowerPoint format

“Do [...]

Jeniffer Oroko recalls the blessing of an African mother who loved and disciplined and a village who helped raise children to be respectful.  She asks the question, ‘Do we need to rethink our society’s attitude to child raising in the light of the recent riots?’
 
Mother’s Noble Role
Proverbs 31:27 -28    “She looks well to the ways [...]

When God Makes You Laugh
Imagine that you’re a 75-year old man. If you’re a woman, you might have to stretch your imagination muscle a bit. You’re 75, and your wife is 65. Your whole life you’ve been trying to conceive, but it just won’t happen. Now, imagine that at this age God appears to you [...]

Dear Friends
By the time you read this, it will be old news, but is still important to share.
In the Crieff church on Sabbath 23rd July, I heard the announcement that scores of young people on the island of Utøya in lock Tyrifjorden in Norway had been killed by a Norwegian gunman, dressed as a policeman. [...]

Monthly Devotional  – by Taylor Bajic
A Way of Life
On occasion, I have the privilege of leading the Irvine Church’s Junior Sabbath School class in their lesson study and on one particular Sabbath morning a while back, we all took part in an interesting activity together – the two children in the class as well as [...]

Dear Friends,
Small is beautiful!
I’ve just been talking to some friends who have experienced the blessing of attending the combined NEC and SEC camp meeting last week. Many were impressed with the vast numbers attending.  However, it was so crowded on Sabbath morning, with 1000’s in attendance, that some had to struggle for a seat, and [...]

‘As Jesus Sees Us’
If you are anything like me, you have, at some point in your life, doubted yourself, felt worthless, helpless, unworthy of good things, or a combination of all of these – and possibly on multiple occasions. And as humans, we are also quick to judge others and to see the negative in [...]

Dear Friends,
As I visited the practice nurse today for a minor treatment for a blocked ear canal, the lights went out, a power cut stopped work. The nurse opened the blinds and we gazed out at the wind and rain twisting and lashing the trees and shrubs. The nurse said, ‘I love extreme weather, it’s [...]

Monthly Devotional  – by Elizabeth Iheoma
Psalm 103 – described by some as the master-piece of all of David’s Psalms – holds a special place in my heart. Whenever I read this particular psalm I cannot help but appreciate the benefits, the benevolence and the bigness of the God I serve.
Benefits of God (verses 1-7)
God has [...]

I recently re encountered a familiar passage in the Psalms and, although most of you have probably read it many times, I’d love to revisit it with you. Each time I study this beautiful song of David, I gain a new and deeper understanding of God’s character, complete reassurance of His love, such great encouragement [...]

He turned to God in Prayer
We often study the book of Daniel with a focus on the prophecies found therein, yet the book can yield much more as we explore it. We can find, at least in the first six chapters, much of the Bibles teaching on good health. The book also has much [...]

Dear Friends,
Evangelism in Scotland
On Sabbath at our Edinburgh church, I met a Scottish woman who was there for the first time.  She had been invited to church after meeting members of the outreach team on Princes Street.   I commend this approach that gives out literature and builds friendships with people an am glad to hear [...]

God’s Whisper…   a devotional thought
In the not-too-distant past, I experienced one of the darkest periods of my life, a most painful and seemingly inescapable state of mental and emotional (and nearly physical) paralysis and hopelessness. It seemed to come out of nowhere and quickly took me with it. I had never experienced anything like it. [...]