Sanctuary First

Tonight the team talk about engaging our imaginations and recapturing a sense of the love and tenderness of our creator God that sustains us through everything. We are delighted to be joined by this week’s Daily Worship writer Linda Pollock.

For this latest instalment of the Time of the Month podcast Laura and Linda are joined by Robert Allan of Falkirk Trinity Parish Church. In a wide ranging conversation they talk about everything from period dramas to legal systems, from serpents to advertising, from Notre Dame to bouncy castles! Each month Laura and Linda welcome a guest to discuss the women of the Bible - the well-known women, th...

Tonight we engage with our new monthly theme Re:Set. An interesting theme to pick up during a weekend of national election results… From politics to personal preferences there appears to be a re-setting of goals, ambitions and attitudes. This week our Daily Worship writer Campbell Dye has set the tone for our discussions. We welcome the usual panel plus Linda Pollock as our guest to help us reflec...

​Albert, Laura and James are joined by the multi-skilled musician and worship leader Ian Paget. They talk about the future of leadership in the church, awakening, the Connect material, and interview Ian about singing and songwriting.

Albert, Laura and Alec talk about the place of prayer during the Lockdown. Why have people been helped by ‘Lighten our darkness and also the early 7.00am prayer meeting? Is there an awakening to spiritual things because of what has been experienced during lockdown, bereavement, loss of Jobs, increase in depression, fear that the economics of the pandemic are going to be with us into another genera...

Join Albert, Jack and our special guests Lily Cathcart this week’s Daily Worship writer, and Dr Martin Fair Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, to explore renewal, transformation and waking up… Tonight we continue reflecting on this season of awakening, a time when the Holy Spirit draws near to us all and brings about a renewal of faith. What does it mean to ‘wake up’ and...

It’s the time of the month for the Time of the Month podcast! In this episode Laura Digan and Linda Pollock are joined by the Reverend Lynsey Brennan of Dundonald Parish Church. They have an in-depth discussion about Mary Magdalene, mischaracterisation, biblical mixups, ministry and the first eyes to see the risen Jesus… Each month Laura and Linda welcome a guest to discuss the women of the Bible...

Tonight’s theme: The Awakening Albert, Laura and James go deep discussing awakening, faith and the Holy Spirit…

A four part series that takes inspiration from the rich Christian tradition of immersive storytelling, from the street theatre of Mystery Plays to the sequences of paintings known as The Stations of The Cross, to travel with Jesus through the events of the Passion. If you want to download the podcasts to listen to offline you can do so by looking up Sanctuary First on your preferred podcasting pla...

A four part series that takes inspiration from the rich Christian tradition of immersive storytelling, from the street theatre of Mystery Plays to the sequences of paintings known as The Stations of The Cross, to travel with Jesus through the events of the Passion. If you want to download the podcasts to listen to offline you can do so by looking up Sanctuary First on your preferred podcasting pla...

A four part series that takes inspiration from the rich Christian tradition of immersive storytelling, from the street theatre of Mystery Plays to the sequences of paintings known as The Stations of The Cross, to travel with Jesus through the events of the Passion. If you want to download the podcasts to listen to offline you can do so by looking up Sanctuary First on your preferred podcasting pla...

A four part series that takes inspiration from the rich Christian tradition of immersive storytelling, from the street theatre of Mystery Plays to the sequences of paintings known as The Stations of The Cross, to travel with Jesus through the events of the Passion. If you want to download the podcasts to listen to offline you can do so by looking up Sanctuary First on your preferred podcasting pla...

Tonight the team are joined by this week’s Daily Worship Writer Jonathan Fleming to discuss tears, rediscovering our song, and lighting a candle in the darkness.

Join us for the Sanctuary First Weekly Review where tonight we talk about painting a picture, both literally and figuratively. We will have a look over the SF site and discuss how we can use different media to paint pictures for one another and enliven our faith.

This week the Albert, Laura, James, iain and Jack talk about Neighbouring as a verb and in doing so they open us up to a looking further afield in the ever increasing reach of Sanctuary First.

Join Laura Digan and Linda Pollock for the second installment of their new monthly podcast series Time of the Month. Each month Laura and Linda welcome a guest to discuss the women of the Bible - the well-known women, the loved women, the unnamed women and the forgotten women. Each month they will also spend time talking about issues affecting women today. Episode 2: This month Laura and Linda are...

This week the team discuss signs in the Bible, signs in our lives and signs of the times. Expect rainbows, uncanny moments and surreal tangents. We are delighted to be joined by Katy Emslie-Smith our Daily Worship writer for the week. She teaches medicine as a GP and greatly enjoys working in a partnership network with refugee families in Dundee to combat isolation and technological poverty.

This week the team discuss the season of Lent which began on Wednesday and continues for the next several weeks until Easter Sunday. Traditionally a time of reflection and contemplation in the Church, how can Lent - especially this year - be a time of transformation and renewal as we look around us with renewed vision at the things that truly matter… Joining us is this week’s Daily Worship writer...

A short guided meditation developed for our Lent 2021 Retreat ‘Seeing with new eyes’ . This is the rural version. How can the natural world around us sing to us and reveal God’s glory anew, prompting our prayers in response?

A short guided meditation developed for our Lent 2021 Retreat ‘Seeing with new eyes’ . This is the urban version. How can the vivid interplay between the natural and built-up world around us from street signs, to public art and striking architecture speak to us of God’s glory and prompt our prayers?

Tonight on the Weekly Review the team are crying freedom! We will be exploring how to find freedom in Lent, freedom in one another, and our ultimate freedom in Jesus Christ. We will also be chatting about our free digital Lent Resource Booklet and our Lent Legacy action prompts to encourage us to travel mindfully together through the season. We are delighted to be joined by this week’s Daily Worsh...

Join Laura Digan and Linda Pollock for their new monthly podcast series Time of the Month. Each month Laura and Linda welcome a guest to discuss the women of the Bible - the well-known women, the loved women, the unnamed women and the forgotten women. Each month they will also spend time talking about issues affecting women today. Episode 1: This month Laura and Linda are joined by Moira Wintersgi...

Albert, Laura, Iain and Scott Shackleton are thinking about the importance of small beginnings. Keeping in mind The Parable of Social Distancing could could one man socially distanced raise 39 million? The Bible verse says: “Don’t despise the day of small beginnings.”

The theme we’re going to talk about is human resilience in the face of great adversity. We wlll also look at the capacity we have within us to forgive and start again. We’ll take a look at Fiona Reynold’s reflections and see how her thoughts this week ink into the human spirit we all require to get through our present crisis Tonight we are delighted that Peter Cochrane, an amazing singer-songwrite...

This instalment of the weekly review comes from a line in Amanda Gorman’s beautiful poem ‘The Hill We Climb’. Tonight the team talk about trains, awakening and the light at the end of the tunnel. Tonight Albert, Laura and James are joined by Jamie Wells.