By Albert Bogle | about 3 days ago

This week our Sanctuary First scripture readings invite us to listen in on some difficult conversations that prophets and poets have had with God. Knowing this to be the case means we also can have confidence to ask God our difficult and searching questions. Why is it that bad things...

By Administrator | about 3 weeks ago

We are delighted to share this guest blog from Scott Harman, the Executive Director of DinoMights, a sports ministry serving low income areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota, USA. Scott was an interim Youth Worker at St. Andrew’s Church, Bo’Ness, Scotland in the spring of 2000.

We...

By Administrator | 3 weeks ago

In this blog post Laura Digan (pictured with Cheeko), a minister in training who is working with us at Sanctuary First, shares how our Game On theme has led to her reflecting on her love of horse riding.

I am not especially sporty but I am passionate about horses, having been involved in...

By Albert Bogle | one month ago

There is something good about that old fashioned trait, learned from our grandparents, that says ‘Don’t boast about yourself.’ Our modern marketing world has turned too many people in every walk of life into boastful competitors. When you look at the way political leaders, and celebrities...

By Albert Bogle | one month ago

I have just finished writing my monthly piece for the August issue of Life and Work, which is the Church of Scotland's monthly magazine. It's a long standing Scottish publication that has its roots going back into the mid 19th Century. And I feel honoured to have a monthly column in the...

By Albert Bogle | 2 months ago

Sometimes we wonder if there really is any point in praying. Can a prayer really change something? Then we go all theological and even philosophical asking ourselves, if God is in charge, can our prayers change his mind? And finally, it gets so complicated we leave the issue hanging in...