What I Wonder

(Photo by Selma Komisky) Purity or Sexism? By Iain Dick This year we’ve talked a lot about purity and I have shared a lot of my perspective; as a millennial; as a parent; and now I’m going to share as a guy. Just your average guy who experienced some purity culture, but has also paid […]

With so much change, deconstruction, and abuse of power revealing itself these days, how can LOKI help us to learn to Reconnect our relationship with Authority? Here is my latest article with Marked Ministry. Loki’s Lessons on Authority

(Photo by Selma Komisky) Sex and Purity: A Cool Dad Perspective By Iain Dick In many ways, I’m a typical millennial. Born in the late ‘80s, grew up in the ’90s, teenager in the early 2000’s. If you ask a millennial about the music from when they grew up, they’ll probably tell you about the […]

There are so many types of people in the world. We are all so unique. We learn that fast when we have children too. They’re like the perfect mix of both parents, yet with their own flare. The one thing I think every parent realises at some point with every child is “I have met […]

I once had a conversation on BBC Radio Scotland about the need to encourage eye tests in younger children. I know, it isn’t exactly the first thing we think about as parents, but it just so happened I had some things to say on the matter. My wife had a need for glasses that was […]

…In 2020, the world received a shocking blow with the COVID19 pandemic. We all learned, in whatever country we live in, that face-to-face interaction was no longer a given – all in the name of protecting each other from a potentially life-threatening virus. Of course, this meant that church buildings couldn’t be as open as […]

This past Thursday night, I had a wonderful opportunity. I’d had a fairly our of the blue call from a producer at STV to ask for my thoughts, as a Dad, on certain childcare issues surrounding nursery fees, returning to work after maternity/paternity etc. To cut the story short, I ended up in the STV […]

What exactly is Hope? We hear about it in movies, we talk about it to encourage each other when we’re feeling low, we sing about it. But what is it? I usually consider this the easy option for making a point, but I’m just going to go there with this word, as I think it’s […]

(Photo by Selma Komisky) WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS CONTENT FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY Reframing Intimacy vs Gratification By Iain Dick Guys, I need to tell you something important. During 2022, I will: turn 34 years old, celebrate 11 years of marriage, and 20 years since I was baptized. BUT I am still relearning some stuff. […]

I write the bi-weekly blog primarily from a parenting perspective. Sometimes it can feel a little like therapy, other times it’s me noticing a certain aspect of parenthood/fatherhood that I think may be helpful to highlight for others.  I’ve talked about this before on this blog that my wife works full time, and has done […]