Author Archives: Jared Hay

Short Address at the Robin Chapel – 26 August 2018 Introduction Edinburgh is a beautiful city in which to live at any time of the year, but there is a special atmosphere about the place when the Festival is taking … Continue reading →

Dear Friends (on WordPress, FaceBook and everywhere else),   2017 has been an exciting but difficult year for the Hay family, related in our annual Christmas newsletter – link below.   This Christmas is the first that we will spend … Continue reading →

One of my oldest and dearest friends, Jim McMinn, was laid to rest on Tuesday 2nd May, and it was a great sadness to me that I was unable to be present. However, as a way of remembering him I … Continue reading →

It’s funny how some things come together at a certain point in time to make you re-imagine an image that you have held for a very long time. At the moment I’m delving into Paul’s letter to the Romans for … Continue reading →

This short Good Friday reflection was given at the service in Priestfield Church. We walked through the streets of Newington this morning, a small band of pilgrims carrying a simple cross made of the trunks of two Christmas trees bound … Continue reading →

The following is a brief reflection given on Maundy Thursday 2016 at our local ecumenical early morning service. John 13: 31b – 35 31b Jesus said, ‘Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified … Continue reading →

Apologies to those who have found the family newsletter difficult to download. Here’s a low resolution version which I hope you can read. 2015 xmas letter – low res

Dear all, warmest Christmas greetings and all good wishes for 2016!   From Jared, Jane, Catriona and Ian Hay!   2015 xmas letter

Revelation is a book with a complex structure that has as many outlines as it has commentators. So here’s mine, using the theme of ‘Scroll’ to indicate of the unfolding story. 1:1-8 Prologue, greetings, doxology John’s Scroll (the whole book) … Continue reading →