I'm afraid we were short on Primates in St Auggie's today but it was good to welcome Simon Barrow, co-director of Ekklesia, and a theologian of some note. I love Simon's visits, but I can get a bit uptight about what I'm preaching! It's almost like being back at New College! Will the theology get an A+ or a C-. Not that I have any reason to feel that way, I suppose it's just a natural reaction, like Mrs Blethers having the Primus turn up on the Sunday she was preaching.

Simon comes all the way from Exeter to watch Dumbarton Football Club playing, and he waxes lyrically about them on one of his other blogs, Only Just Offside. Sadly a 2-0 gubbing by Annan Athletic, of all teams, sent him homewards today with his tail between his legs!

Church was good today. Lots of children and young people there, some missing as ever, (we have a secret rota for taking a Sunday off, I think, which nobody has told me about), but over 60 at the Sunday Main Service is good for us! 

And flowers aplenty for ALL the wimmen, and the men too!

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These two young ladies were excellent helpers!

Then to Firhill to watch Partick Thistle Nil get a creditable draw which keeps us well in the promotion race. The spirit was willing to return to the West End tonight to hear  The Provost's angels sing, but the flesh was rather weak, especially with the RW still recovering from being red all over!

And I had to watch my recording of the PTN match to make sure I missed nothing, and to delight again in a glorious equaliser!

My son is off to Amsterdam next weekend to watch Scotland play the Dutch, but that will be a different story altogether!