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St Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineFlourishWe all want to be the best version of ourselves. We all want to grow and flourish. Stewart Cutler lays out some of the issues we need to address to help us all to flourish.2025-04-0321 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineMade in God's ImageYOU are made in God's image... and I think that probably scares the living daylights out of us... but it's true. And if it is true then that should change the way we think of ourselves and each other... a reflection from Stewart Cutler on Psalm 139 for the 2025 World Day of Prayer2025-03-0808 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineDo NOT be afraid!What are you afraid of? And how do others use our fears to manipulate and control us? And what can we do about it? Stewart Cutler explores how Simon (Peter) faces his fears and how we might face ours2025-02-0314 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineDo not be afraid!What are you afraid of? And how do others use our fears to manipulate and control us? Stewart Cutler explores how Simon (Peter) faces his fears and how we might face ours.2025-02-0313 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinePrayer is the FoundationPrayer is the foundation of everything Jesus does so it should be our foundation too. But having a good foundation of prayer isn't always easy. Stewart Cutler shares some thoughts on why we should develop good habits of regular prayer.2025-01-1116 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineIt's Time!!!Have you ever had a moment when you reach a crossroads and you’re not sure which way to turn? Or when the satnav says go left and you have this strange feeling that it’s just not the right direction? Stewart Cutler explores why the choices we make matter. And not only to us.2024-03-1621 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinewitnessJohn was a witness to someone even greater... are we? Stewart has been unwell this week so we delve into the archive...2023-12-1620 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlineking of kingsWhen we call Jesus 'king of kings' what do we mean? And what does that mean for us? Join Stewart as we explore Matthew 25:31-46.2023-11-2523 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineWho am I?Jesus asks, 'Who do people say I am? And what about you? Who do you say that I am?' Identity is a big deal. We all want to be known… and known for the right things, but who is Jesus? And what difference does that make to me? Stewart Cutler explores a big question for all of us.2023-08-2619 minRide Like a MotherRide Like a MotherHorse Markets with Ward Cutler, Auctioneer, Team Roper, Event Sponsor and Livestock Supply OwnerA live interview with Ward Cutler at the Manitoba Barrel Racing Finals (Fall 2022). Ward has a great holistic perspective on the horse industry because he is:  Auctioneer in Brandon and Virden President of the Manitoba Team Roping Association (MTRA) Co-owner of WJ Livestock Supply Platinum sponsor of Manitoba Barrel Racing Association The conversation rolled around to horse markets, feed, horse breeding programs, and a sponsors perspective.  CONNECT WITH WARD:  FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/ward.cutler.9 WEBSITE http://wjlivestocksupply.com/   CONNECT WITH US!>>> EPISODE IDEAS SEND TO: ri...2022-11-2430 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchdecision 1: online worshipWhen lockdown began 2 years ago I, and every other church leader in Scotland and around the world had a decision to make: how will we worship? Stewart reflects on his decision to pre-record services at home and what the benefits and costs of that decision were and still are. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2022-03-2315 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineGood FridayA reflection on the events of Good Friday from St Ninian's Church in Stonehouse with Stewart Cutler2021-04-0223 minHoly Week Mini Podcast SeriesHoly Week Mini Podcast SeriesDay 3 Holy Tuesday - Rev Stewart CutlerA series of eight daily recordings to listen and engage with throughout Holy Week 2021. Aimed at 11 to 14 year olds, each recording includes a Bible reading, reflection, prayer, and a response activity. Episode 3 written by Tom Hackett, Steven Mitchell and Richard Knott Reflection written by Rev Stewart Cutler Recorded by Rev Stewart Cutler2021-03-2904 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineStuck in a momentHave you ever been stuck in one of those moments where there seems no way out?  Or stuck in a moments where you just want to stay forever? Stewart explores a story from Mark's gospel where Jesus gets a whole village unstuck.2021-02-0623 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchPaul BeautymanPaul Beautyman is the founder of Youth Work Journeys.  With years of experience in churches, projects and teaching, Paul talks to Stewart about supporting people, about the changes in church and his hopes for Youth Work Journeys. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2021-02-041h 02ctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchLorraine DarlowStewart talks to Lorraine Darlow, National Learning and Development Coordinator for the Methodist Church in Scotland, about supporting ministry in these times. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-12-301h 05ctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchLiz CrumlishStewart talks to Liz Crumlish, guide on the Path of Renewal and encourager of pioneering with the Church of Scotland, writer of wonderful liturgy, and about to be Deacon in the Scottish Episcopal Church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-12-1147 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchRichard TipladyRichard Tiplady is currently Director of Mixed Mode Training with the Scottish Episcopal Institute having worked with Christian education providers and mission organisations for many year. He has a wealth of experience and insight which he shared with Stewart (and his two dogs - sorry about the barking!) in this week's episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-12-0458 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchSuzi FarrantStewart talks to Suzi Farrant about how children and young people can show us the way to be church, if only we would let them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-11-2758 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineA question of taxShould we pay tax to Caesar? It's the million dollar question, but perhaps not for the reasons we think. This week Stewart Cutler explores a question Jesus' enemies ask him about taxation from the Empire and Jesus' surprising response...2020-10-1817 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinetime to changeToday Stewart Cutler explores Matthew 21:23-32 where Jesus tells a story about two brothers to call out the hypocrisy of the religious leaders... and us.2020-09-2718 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinefair pay?Kingdom economics... What does justice look like when it comes to pay day?  Stewart Cutler explores the parable of the workers in the vineyard from Matthew 20:1-16.2020-09-2015 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineSort it out!We all argue and disagree, and we all need help to resolve those conflicts. This week we look at some good advice Jesus gives on how to sort things out and where that advice comes from...2020-09-0618 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinefrom rock to stumbling blockIt doesn't take Peter long to come crashing back down to earth with a bump!  Join us as we explore Matthew 16:21-17:8 and celebrate communion together. Hymns: Ye gates recorded at the general assembly of the Church of Scotland, Words: Psalm 24, the Scottish Psalter 1929, Music Andrew Mitchell Thomson (1778-1831)  Lord of life, we come to you performed by the Scottish Festival Singers, conducted by Ian McCorie. Words: Catherine Walker / St Mungo Music, Presbytery of St Leo the Great, Glasgow. Tune: Scottish folk melody CCLI: 632609 2020-08-3029 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineidentityWho do you say I am? It might be one of the most important questions of all.  Why?  Because it's a question about identity... our identity!  Stewart Cutler explorer Matthew 16:13-20 in this week's service from St Ninian's Church in Stonehouse, Scotland.2020-08-2318 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinewash your mouth out!What you say comes from your heart. How often do our words betray our feelings, our prejudices and our real thoughts? In today's reading from Matthew's gospel at chapter 15:10-28 we find Jesus talking about watching your language then the very next story had him calling a foreign woman a dog... so what's going on? Stewart Cutler explores this difficult encounter and sheds some new light on it.2020-08-1612 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinepassing byStewart Cutler considers the story of Jesus walking on the water and Peter getting out of the boat was really about.2020-08-0915 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinemoved to careStewart Cutler explores the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14: 13-21 and discovers it might tell us much more about ourselves than we imagine.2020-08-0216 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineBe careful what you pray forJillian Storrie explore some of Jesus parables in Matthew chapter 13.2020-07-2624 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchMartin JohnstoneStewart talks to Martin Johnstone about his ministry on the edge and how that passion for those who are so often excluded and marginalised has led him to work with The Trussell Trust, Christian Aid and The Poverties Truth Commission as well as some unexpected roles in the administration of the Church of Scotland.   https://attheedge.co.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-07-2159 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinewait for it!Wheat, weeds and lots of waiting.  What's that all about? This week Stewart explores Matthew 13: 24-30, 36,42, the parable of the weeds and Jesus' explanation.2020-07-1915 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchPaul MiddletonProfessor Paul Middleton of Chester University speaks to Kenny and Stewart about important stuff like his interest in early church martyrs, complaining about sermons on Facebook and getting a latte after church in episode 16 of ctl-alt-del/church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-07-171h 01St Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineArable ParableStewart explores a parable about seeds, weeds, rocks, paths and good ground and wonders where we fit in this story?2020-07-1224 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchScott McCarthyScott McCarthy, minister of Garthamlock and Cragend Parish church in Glasgow's East End talks to Kenny and Stewart about Asset Based Community Development, empowering people through Bible study and avoids talking about his love of Dundee United.  https://www.gacpc.org  https://www.facebook.com/GACECHURCH/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-07-101h 02ctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchBex LewisStewart speaks to Dr Bex Lewis about being stuck in New Zealand, living with cancer and being a Christian online.   From her website https://drbexl.co.uk: Sussex-born Bex has a background as a cultural communications historian and digital practitioner, with a PhD in Second World War posters, in which she wrote the history of Keep Calm and Carry On (before it was famous). She is a ‘digital resident’, geographically based at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she is Senior Lecturer in Digital Marketing, with a particular focus upon the third sector, and is an Assoc...2020-07-0759 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineburdensStewart wonders what we might need to lay down2020-07-0519 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchGraeme McMeekinEpisode 12 features Graeme McMeekin, head of Tearfund's work in Scotland. Graeme talks to Kenny and Stewart about how coronavirus has affected the poorest communities in the world and what part we can play in making a difference. Graeme McMeekin is the head of Tearfund's activities in Scotland. Tearfund is a christian international development agency and Graeme shares with us his work... Tearfund.org Tearfund.org/give tearfund.org/theclimb --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-07-011h 04St Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinewelcomeStewart Cutler explores Matthew 10:40-42 and wonders what it is like to be on either side of a welcome...2020-06-2715 minPepper Stewart ShowPepper Stewart Show10 Minutes with Joan Cutler of Equest in Dallas, TexasSend us your thoughts on the EpisodeHosted by Pepper Stewart and Navy Veteran Sheri Smith as they visit with Veteran Program Manager Joan Cutler. They discuss what Equest is all about an the Veteran's program they offer. More information  on the program see www.equest.org The Pepper Stewart Show Ranch, Rodeo, & Randomnesswww.PepperStewart.com2020-06-2413 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinechoices... not divisionsJesus has what seem like pretty harsh words for us in Matthew's gospel this week, but perhaps they are not all they seem... Yvonne Hamilton helps us explore. 2020-06-2118 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchCatherine BeattieKenny and Stewart talk to Catherine Beattie, minister of Giffnock South Parish Church, about her ministry during the coronavirus pandemic.    https://www.giffnocksouth.co.uk  https://anchor.fm/GSPC    (music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-06-141h 02St Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinedo something greatThe service for 14th June 2020 from St Ninian's Church in Stonehouse, Scotland, led by Stewart Cutler. 2020-06-1319 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchDiana HallDiana Hall, Rector of St Anne's Scottish Episcopal and Methodist Church in Dunbar joins Stewart in Episode 9 of ctl-alt-del/church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-06-0959 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineGoGo... yes you!  Go!  Go and make disciples.  Everywhere!2020-06-0724 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchAlan GibsonAlan Gibson, minister of Motherwell South Parish Church, talks to Stewart and Kenny about how the ministry of his church has changed since the coronavirus lockdown. We talk about online worship, new models of pastoral care and what growing and learning in faith might look like in the future.   Motherwell South Website Motherwell South Facebook Motherwell South YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-06-021h 16ctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchMartin FairMartin Fair, minister of Arbroath St Andrew's is the new Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.  Martin has stepped into that role in the middle of these unprecedented times. He talks with Stewart about how that has been so far and what challenges and opportunities that might present both for him and for the church.   http://arbroathstandrews.org.uk   https://www.facebook.com/ModeratoroftheChurchofScotland/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-05-2957 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchJonathan FlemingEpisode 5 of ctl-alt-del/church features Jonathan Fleming, minister of Largs St John's and Cumbrae in conversation with Stewart about life and ministry in lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-05-2557 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinegloryJust who is this Jesus?  This passage from John's gospel tells us all we need to know!2020-05-2419 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchShuna DicksStewart talk with Shuna Dicks, minister of Cults Parish Church in Aberdeen about life and ministry in lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-05-2153 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchScott E BurtonThis week Kenny and Stewart talk to Scott E Burton, minister in West Kintyre peninsula and the island Gigha about life and church in lockdown.   music: bensound.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-05-181h 24St Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineHelperA gift... a gift of presence. Someone to be there with you though everything. That's what Jesus promises.2020-05-1717 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineroomsWhat does it mean to abide in God?  When Jesus says 'I am the way, the truth and the life' what is he talking about?  And what does that have to do with us?2020-05-0921 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchStuart LoveThis week Kenny and Stewart talk to Stuart Love, minister of Clincarthill Parish Church in the southside of Glasgow about church in lockdown. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-05-0758 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinegateJesus said 'I am the gate', but what does that even mean? And should I go in?2020-05-0217 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineFOMOIt's late on Easter Day but so far only Mary has seen the risen Christ. The disciples are locked in the upper room, scared and wondering what happens now... apart from Thomas...2020-04-2917 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineBurningThey had had enough. It was all too dangerous. So Cleopas and whoever was with him were heading home. As they walked along full of questions and grief and wondering what had happened and why they were joined by a stranger... who turned out to be Jesus.2020-04-2521 minctrl-alt-del/churchctrl-alt-del/churchLockdownWhat happens when everything stops? What do you do? What are your priorities? How do you make church work online? Stewart, Minister of St Ninian's in Stonehouse talks with Ross, Minister of Hamilton Old, Lynette, Locum of Hamilton South and Quarter, and Aaron, member of Townhead in Coatbridge talk about the weeks leading up to lockdown and what happened next for them and their churches. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ctrl-alt-del-church/message2020-04-2555 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineResurrection!It's Easter Sunday!  The darkness has gone.  Love wins!  Resurrection is real!2020-04-1211 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineSave us!!!The king is coming on a donkey. The people are shouting Hosanna! But do they know what they are asking for?2020-04-0513 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineBonesA valley of dry bones and a dead man walking... stories of hope in dark times.2020-03-2918 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineIdentityJesus encounter with a blind man is more than a story about mud and spit and even sight.  It's about who we are and who Jesus is and why that matters to all of us.2020-03-2421 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineLiving WaterA chance encounter at a well in the heat of the midday sun brings an unexpected revelation and a opportunity for mission for a most unlikely disciple, a Samaritan woman...2020-03-1521 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineGoNicodemus comes looking for illumination and gets more than he bargained for.  Being born from above... what does that mean?  And what does the story of Abram have to do with it?2020-03-0819 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineshamelessThe moment it all goes wrong.  It's an ancient story of a man, a woman, a snake and some forbidden fruit, but mostly it's about shame.2020-03-0122 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineGet up!On the mountain with the transfigured Jesus, and Moses and Elijah, God speaks to three disciples, Peter, James and John. Then Jesus tells them to 'get up, and don't be afraid!'  Is that our response when we encounter God?2020-02-2318 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineThreadsWhere do you end up when you start pulling on the thread of an idea or an issue? Where does something really start? Today we consider some threads that Jesus unravels for us in the Sermon on the Mount.2020-02-1622 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineIt's You!!!After the beatitudes comes salt and light and the law... and a challenge to the people... it's up to you!2020-02-0924 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineBlessedThe beatitudes... that list of the blessed that we would never want to join; the poor in spirit, the meek and those who mourn.  So where is the blessing?  And why is this teaching so central to Jesus' message?2020-02-0219 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Online2020 VisionRepent means 'to see things in a new way, as they really are'.  So when Jesus asks some fishermen to follow him he is helping them to repent, to see the kingdom of God which is close by. Following Jesus is an invitation to live into that new way of being.2020-01-2625 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinecome and seeJesus invites us into a relationship with him and asks us to invite others into that relationship... come and see...2020-01-2120 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinelittle epiphaniesIn the season of Epiphany, what does Jesus' baptism tell us about who he is and what God's mission is?2020-01-2121 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinecommas save lives!Words matter, especially when we are talking about God. The prologue of John's Gospel paints an amazing picture of Christ, who was there at the beginning of all things but who chose to become like us.  Christmas... in just one sentence.2020-01-2127 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinerefugeChristmas is a dangerous business!2020-01-2116 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinehail JosephJoseph is often overlooked, but Matthew's Gospel puts him centre stage in the story of the birth of Jesus.  But why? What's so important about a man who played no part in the birth?2020-01-2118 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlineare you the one?When the night is darkest the questions come. As John the Baptist sits in his cell he begins to wonder... Are you really the one?  It's a question for all of us this Advent.2020-01-2123 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineKingdom SignsJudgement is about recognising the parts of ourselves that aren’t right and stripping them out. That's the preparing that John the Baptist asks of us as he tells us to prepare the way.2020-01-2121 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlineyour kingdom comeWelcome to Advent, to the waiting season, where the light prepares and the angels stir and the stars shift and the word begins to put on flesh, waiting to move among us… But that’s not quite what we are presented with in our readings from scripture this morning... or is it?2019-12-0116 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineWellbeing SundayWellbeing matters to Jesus.  We explore the story of Jairus and the bleeding woman to discover how Jesus is interested in much more than physical healing, but also our mental and spiritual health, as individuals and as communities.2019-11-1736 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineRemembranceOn Remembrance Sunday we explore James's advice to listen more than to speak and to be doers, not just hearers,2019-11-1720 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinefinding the new JerusalemRevelation 21 paints a beautiful vision of a new world.  A world of peace and harmony.  A world as it was meant to be, where God and people live together and all suffering and pain is ended.  But is it all just a fantasy?2019-11-1720 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineWake UpPart 2 of our series on Revelation explores more of the letters to the seven churches in Asia. 2019-11-0321 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineWhat's stopping you?Revelation 1/4.  That book we often avoid because it seems so strange and difficult... so, what's it all about?2019-10-2724 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineCareful what you wish forJephthah made a promise, a promise that was ill-conceived and cost him and his daughter dearly.  And we still make the same kind of promises for the same kinds of reasons... our own greed, our own ambition, our own insecurities.2019-09-1520 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinewell, what did you expect?When Naaman, the commander of the army of the Amarites, comes to Elisha to find a cure for his leprosy he doesn't get what he was expecting... but he got what he needed!2019-07-1432 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineMantleTaking on the mantle, being the next in line, the new person, the successor is never easy.  Elisha had some big shoes to fill when Elijah was gone.2019-07-0419 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlineseeds and weedsThe parable of the sower in Matthew 13:18-23 is one of the few parables Jesus explains.  But that doesn't mean that it's not worth talking about!2019-06-1224 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinenew foundationsWhen the people returned from exile they rebuilt... but things were not the same as they had been.  A new community needed new foundations, just like the new Temple would.  Some of the people who remembered how things had been before wept while those who didn't remember shouted for joy.  Such is the way of change.2019-05-2723 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineLove, actuallyJillian helps us discover through that Jesus' new commandment that love is actually all around.2019-05-2714 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlinePeaceAs we gathered around the Lord's Table we heard the words Jesus spoke after the Last Supper in John 14:1-27.  They were words of comfort, words of trust, and words of peace.2019-05-1218 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineFollow me!At the end of John's Gospel, Jesus' reinstatement and renewal of Peter after he had denied even knowing Jesus 3 times is a painful conversation, but a conversation full of hope for all of us.  Jesus' instructions to Peter; feed my lambs, tend my sheep, feed my sheep, and the renewal of the invitation to 'follow me', are a manifesto for the church and for each and every one of us.2019-05-0717 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineYou've Changed!After a long and unsuccessful night fishing a man on the shore suggests the disciples throw their nets out the other side.  It turns out the man is Jesus, but he's different.  He's changed.  What would our equivalent be?  Where might we try something different?  Where might we cast our nets?  And where do we still meet the Risen Christ in our lives?2019-04-2823 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineLove wins!It's Resurrection Sunday!!! Easter Day.  The Lord is risen!!!  The tomb is empty... Love has won.  It's a story of faith.  Their faith and ours.  Where will you encounter the risen Christ?2019-04-2117 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineIs it him?On Palm Sunday at St Ninian's we join the crowd and the religious leaders as they all wonder who on earth this Jesus really is.  We read from John 10:22-39 and John 12:12-16.2019-04-1422 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineLove is all you needLove... Agape.  The kind of love God has for us and wants us to have for each other.  Compassionate, tender and unconditional.  And really hard to live out!2019-04-0821 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineAnywayRomans 12 tells us what it look likes to live a life of love.  But it's hard... really hard.  And that's what makes it so important that we try our hardest and perhaps consider just how loveable we are.2019-03-3115 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's Onlinethe one about friendsPhilia, the love between friends.  As we continue our journey through Lent Yvonne Hamilton helps us to reflect on what it means to love our friends by reflecting on how the friends of the paralysed man act in their quest to help their friend see Jesus.2019-03-2417 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineThe gift of erotic loveEros... erotic love... sex... one of the four Greek words for love, and part of the gift of love that God has given to us all.  So why don't we talk positively about it?2019-03-1723 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineTempted?Susan Brown, Moderator of The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, is this week's guest preacher.  In the first week of Lent she considers the temptations Jesus faced in the wilderness, the same temptations we still face today.2019-03-1117 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineSentThis week we go back into the archive to a sermon preached at St Ninian's Stonehouse on 18th November 2018 by Stewart Cutler on Numbers 11:16-35 and Luke 10:1-17.2019-02-0427 minSt Ninian\'s OnlineSt Ninian's OnlineWhat are your foundations?A sermon preached by Stewart Cutler at St Ninian's Church in Stonehouse, Scotland, exploring Luke 6:46-49, the wise and foolish builders.2019-01-2817 min