Legacy
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matthew 24.35 Looking back, the typical trajectory of a popular...
Identity crisis
“Say of your brothers, ‘My people,’ and of your sisters, ‘My loved one.’" Hosea 2.1 Was John Buchan the archetypal exiled Scot? Without...
Faith in action
"But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds." James...
Uncomfortable success
"Walk while you have the light..." John 12.35 It would be fair to say that John Buchan is best remembered as a pioneer of the early 20th...
The secrets within
"People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16.7 News that British tennis sensation, Emma...
What's in a name?
"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name..." Philippians 2.9 Quite a lot, actually!...
Twenty years on
"The city is left in ruins, its gate is battered to pieces..." Isaiah 24. 12 9/11 is one of those days when those old enough to remember...
Hitting the mark
"The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with...
Integrity
"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God." Matthew 5.8 There is no doubt that JS Stewart, famous Scottish preacher and...
Fuel for the fire
"Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching." 1 Timothy 4.13 JS Stewart represents...