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51-years-old, 27 of which married to the lovely Deborah, we have a son, Robert who serves in the oldest regiment in the British Army - the Scots Guards, and is married to Carla, with two sons - Billy (4) and Sean (2). Our daughter Catriona, and her husband

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues A woman's role in the Church: 7 of 15
It's been one of the longest-running and sorest of controversies in the Christian church for centuries; should women be allowed to teach or preach in the church? As with so many issues of misunderstanding in the Body of Christ, this one is rooted firmly in a thorough misunderstanding of Judaism and its influence on the early... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture What a Christian is not: 8 of 16
To discover what a Christian is not, just look around at most churches today. That is not to say that most members of most churches are not Christians but that too many people (including too many Christians) consider that what Christians 'are' is defined by what Christians 'do'. Think about it. Where does so much of the inte... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Christian understanding of the fall of man: 3 of 6
The entire Bible may be summarised as just three thematic segments. Creation, Fall and Redemption. Of these, the first two are found in the first four chapters, the rest really describes the outworking of Redemption. In summary, God created the heavens and the earth in preparation for his ultimate purpose which was to create... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Judaism Significance of the Ark of the Covenant: 2 of 4
Arks are uncommon in modern English but three are mentioned in our English translations of the Bible. The term we know derives from the Old English 'earc' meaning a 'chest', from a Latin root 'arcere' (to guard) and while all three Biblical arks are vessels of a sort, none of them are boats per se. However, the first two sha... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christian integrity: 1 of 2
Ask most people what they understood by 'Integrity' and their answer would probably revolve around ideas such as honesty, truthfulness and moral rectitude. Nor would they be wrong, because integrity is central to many such things, but it is also one of those well-known and well-worn words whose meaning can actually prove a l... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) The State of the British economy: 1 of 2
With Britain's national debt now approaching an eye-watering two trillion pounds, I am become ever more irritated by the incessant posturing of our Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling and First Lord of the Treasury (more commonly known as, Prime Minister) Gordon Brown. These shameless charlatans, it seems, still in... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Bible study: Were Ananias and Sapphira struck down by God?: 1 of 2
The way it has been popularly presented, the story of Ananias and Sapphira in Chapter 5 of the Book of the Acts of the Apostles is one of the most frightening and perplexing accounts of the New Testament. For those unfamiliar with it, Ananias and Sapphira were a husband and wife who were struck dead after the Apostle Peter a... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Scotland and the Jewish people: 1 of 1
If I said Barbra Streisand was Jewish it would hardly astound you. She is not only a famous entertainer, she is a famous Jewish entertainer. Indeed, many of the world's most famous entertainers are Jews. Steven Spielberg, Neil Diamond, Dustin Hoffman, Robert Downey Jr., David Duchovny, Helena Bonham Carter, Sid James, Sean P... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) 5768: The year Mammon met its match: 1 of 1
Remember Gleneagles? That's where the leaders of the world's richest and most influential economies, the G8, met for one of their periodic summits in 2005. For 3 days, President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair joined the other G8 leaders, along with outreach leaders from a number of nations, as well as the represen... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study A Biblical perspective on how Jesus viewed authority: 1 of 1
Greater fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite em; And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so, ad infinitum. Whoever wrote the foregoing fragment of doggerel wonderfully encapsulated probably the most prevalent notion of how authority operates. However, as an incomplete view it lacks integrity, which I define as 'a... More..