Imagination Under Quarantine

Someone observed that in these extraordinary lockdown circumstances, the days tend to drag on, but the weeks fly by. That’s […]

SBC2020 – Coming Soon

When I studied Marketing we discussed a couple of related concepts – resilience and robustness. Both terms related to how […]

‘When is Communion not Communion?’

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Across Scotland, churches have been responding to the challenges and opportunities that social isolation […]

Welcome Paulus!

We’re delighted to announce a new member to our SBC teaching team. Paulus de Jong will be joining us in […]

Holy Moments for Holy Week

It’s been an odd sort of Holy Week as the UK has travelled through its third week of lockdown. For […]

SBC: Dispersed but not defeated!

It’s been an unusual couple of weeks around the world. Maybe unusual isn’t strong enough – for many it’s been […]

‘For such a time as this’ – Irene Campbell

In 1962 my family moved to East Kilbride as part of the Glasgow overspill. As a 3-year old child I […]

2020 Vision

When does a new year stop being a new year? Mid-February certainly seems quite late. However, as we moved from […]

Immanuel: God With Us

I love Christmas. Many of you will be familiar with the film Elf and the scene where Elf learns that “Santa is coming!” That pretty much epitomises me at the thought of Christmas. However, I think in telling the familiar story of the birth of Christ we’ve lost part of the wonder of the incarnation. We enjoy the simplicity of the nativity but forget the surprise of God with us.

What is the purpose of (theological) education?

“What is the purpose of higher education?” Perhaps, the obvious answer is to grow in knowledge, but the obvious answer is not always the best one!