For those of us living in the North West of Scotland these are the darkest of times – in a literal sense. Days are short and darkness falls early. No wonder then that the original inhabitants of this corner of Scotland celebrated the winter solstice [Yule] as it held the promise of longer and brighter days. Their worship and honour of Mithra [the sun god] was of course linked with this necessity. Continue Reading
Physical death – the separation of the body, for a short time, from the spirit, is a reality all of us have to face. Yet death is not final! Isaiah reminds us of a fact repeated in the New Testament –
“But those who die in the Lord will live; their bodies will rise again! Those who sleep in the earth will rise up and sing for joy! For your life-giving light will fall like dew on your people in the place of the dead!”
Isaiah 26:19 Continue Reading