'What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.' How many thousands of years ago...

[Preached in Harmony Hill Presbyterian Church on Sunday 8th March 2020] Deuteronomy 34, the account of the death of Moses, can be much to...

Women in Ministry, Word and Sacrament Are we still taking about this? It’s astonishing that in the year 2020 there should be any need to w...

If there’s one thing I learnt from my first blog post a few weeks ago, it’s that there’s nothing like a bit of honesty to make a chasm va...

Of all the bad behaviours to be given a free pass, the uninvited pub lecture on identity politics is one of the most irritating. It is th...

It’s not a great idea to start a new project in the middle of a global pandemic. Thankfully, we at Left Side Up are just crazy enough to ...

How could a loving God send someone — anyone — to hell? This is a question all Christians ask at one time or another. For some this is a ...

On a week in which the tweeters were debating representations of Glasgow in relation to the Booker shortlisted Shuggie Bain, the publicat...

The Reconstructions Course is all about our stories. Stories of loss and frustration, stories of joy and discovery. And the point of basi...

Gareth Hanna shares his story of embarking on an exploration of Christianity beyond the confines of mainstream churches.

This short piece is the first of six brief weekly reflections surmising on the first ever run through of Left Side Up’s Reconstructions C...

Lauren Shaw writes on the introduction of religious same-sex marriage ceremonies here in NI.

Is it possible to be theologically orthodox while maintaining a progressive social outlook? Can I hold more traditional beliefs about God...

If the Gospels have a main antagonist it isn’t the unreligious, the foreign invaders, or even ‘Satan’. Instead, when we read the stories ...

‘You can’t always get what you want’ says Mick Jagger. True. I’d love to be a world-class jazz pianist, but it simply isn’t going to happ...

Lately, I’ve been fascinated by the rise of those calling themselves ‘seven-point Calvinists,’ John Piper being the standout example. If ...

In his poem ‘Saint Kevin and the Blackbird,’ Seamus Heaney portrays the myth of St Kevin who, arms stretched out in prayer, shelters a ne...

A Reflection for #PrideMonth: Liberal Presbyterianism and Simple Faith in The Miseducation of Cameron Post 7th June 2020 *spoilers below*...

We at Left Side Up want to add our voice in mourning for George Floyd and condemning the systematic racism in America that has caused his...

I’m angry. Really angry. I don’t get angry often. In fact, it’s taken years of therapy to be able to see anger — my anger — as a safe exp...