St James Church

Having been asked to contribute to the St James thought for the day this week, my thoughts on solidarity have sadly been dominated by the distressing news about the murder of Sarah Everard in London and the campaigns to make the streets and other…

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Albert Einstein once said that we have two choices about how to live in this world.  As if there are no miracles or as if everything is a miracle.   Although Einstein was not a conventional religious person, he had seen too much of the…

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At St James Church our theme this Lent is Sorrow, Solidarity and Hope. This week we are beginning to look at what solidarity means for us. I first came across the word associated with Solidarność, the Polish trade union led by Lech Wałęsa. When…

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“Once upon a time…” those words have invited children (and adults who know what’s good for them) on journeys of imagination and excitement, suspense and hope, even courage and danger.  There is nothing like a well told story to capture our attention, expand our vision…

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“The world has become a village” was the phrase a friend used just a couple of days ago in a book she had contributed to. She was referring to the impact of Covid 19 and how our lives (and deaths) are linked in a…

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Yesterday evening I heard a great quote : ‘we are living in times when the cloth is being woven.’  I found these words very evocative and have been wondering why!  You know how certain lines just suddenly hit you at an instinctive level, bypassing…

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Christmas Angels and the Angel Tree Help make an angel trail in Bishopbriggs: feel free to colour in and decorate the Angel in the church Christmas card to put in your window. There will also be an Angel Tree in the church grounds which…

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