By Albert Bogle | 3 weeks ago

Have you ever considered the influence we all have on our children, friends, neighbours and work colleagues? We all leave a mark on each other for good or bad. Some might say we can choose to leave an inheritance of love or one of mistrust and division and even injustice.  

One thing I’m...

By Administrator | 4 weeks ago

Reading Amanda’s reflections on horizons at the end of last month’s theme, I was transported back to the beginning of September when I too spent time on the Hebridean Island of Coll. My cousin turned 30 this year and this trip was my birthday present to her, to swim with sharks and view...

By Albert Bogle | one month ago

During the month of November we are going to be exploring the theme ‘An Inheritance of Love’. It’s a rich idea in a world that often thinks of inheritance in terms of material wealth. We want to begin to encourage others to share the inheritance of love that they have received. 

This...

By Albert Bogle | 3 months 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 | 4 months 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 | 4 months 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...