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The downside of redecorating

A comedian I like recently complained about the fact that after he’d had a room in his house redecorated, he was faced with the real state of the stuff that was in it. The day before, all had seemed normal.

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The song of the fiery serpents

Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD

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I saw the Lord

When we come together to worship, we begin our time with a reading from the Psalms. This can be considered a call to worship, but it is particularly a call to worship the one true God. In the year that

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How we worship at Ardgowan

Every church has a liturgy, even ours. Liturgy isn’t merely a pre-written, recited prayer. It’s the very form or formula that shapes a church’s practice of worship. Some forms are just more… formal than others. At Ardgowan, during our regular

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As summer’s end approaches

Looking ahead to the rest of August, we’ll see our young people return to school and various ministries at the church start up again. Weekly reflections in our newsletter will return next week when we’ll be considering why we do

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The fragrance of kings

Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending a gathering of ministry apprentices who are training in various churches in the UK. At the gathering, an old friend of mine shared something remarkable about John 12:1-8. Here, John the

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The shape of a puzzle piece

If you were to ask me for a good analogy or metaphor for understanding why the Bible contains the books which it contains, I would probably say that it’s a bit like a jigsaw puzzle. There is a complete image

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Communion with one another

According to a recent report from the Evangelical Alliance, the three most significant reasons why people began to consider the claims of Christianity are: If you have been following Jesus and an active member of his Church for a long

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Where wisdom comes from

Yesterday, we began our summer sermon series looking at Proverbs 2-4 together as a church family. I highly recommend that over the coming weeks, you take some time to read through and think about each of the passages. For those

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