Andrew Constable

Jesus disciple, Husband, Co-Pastor, QPR fan, Niddrie lover and desperate to see housing schemes won for Christ

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

Today we had big Sam preaching @niddriechurch 5 years ago saved from a life of organised crime and now preaching the Bible with faithfulness and unction. Blessed to see what the Lord has done in his life!

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

@ECFA01 @JimmyLiveStream @L1veAtTheAmmys

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

Seni final for the lads tomorrow v our auld foe @stmarysmetrofc Always a good match up @ECFA01 @L1veAtTheAmmys @JimmyLiveStream

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

@ECFA01 @L1veAtTheAmmys @JimmyLiveStream

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

📣 Game Day Tomorrow

🏟️ JK 3G
🕰️ 9:15KO
⚽️ North Berwick
🏆 League @ECFA01

Looking to get another win tomorrow in the league with a game against the newbies in the league. Come down if you are around!

[Harry Kane @HKane]

No words are big enough right now to overcome this empty feeling in the stomach. We were close, really close to another final but it wasn’t enough. We’ve given everything over these last 7 weeks and to fall short is hard to take!

I know the expectations are high and rightly so, we’ve been knocking on the door for 8 years now but again are missing that final piece of the jigsaw! That’s where we have to go away, process it and find a way to get better. I’m so proud of the boys and what we have shown throughout this tournament - some tough games and tough environments that we have overcome.

Some memories that will stay with us players and I’m sure you fans for a long long time! Going for glory doesn’t always mean you will get it. You have to fight for it, get knocked down, pick yourself up and go again and that’s what we will do, there’s no other way but to keep believing and keeping pushing.

Thank you to every single fan that travelled and showed their support in the stadiums. Thank you to every fan back home for believing in us. Thank you to the boys and staff for everything you have given. As always Win or lose, we learn and go again! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🦁

[Christian Concern @CConcern]

(1)🚨BREAKING: After a seven-year, high-profile legal battle on multiple fronts, Rev. Dr Bernard Randall, supported by the Christian Legal Centre, has secured a legal settlement with Trent College and succeeded in overturning the Church of England’s (CofE) safeguarding blacklisting of him for preaching a sermon on freedom of belief and gender identity.

Dr Randall, a former Cambridge University college chaplain, is now free to preach in church again and work in an education setting for the first time in seven years after he and his legal team successfully challenged the ban imposed on him.

Had he preached in a CofE place of worship during the past seven years, he could have faced disciplinary action.

The sanction followed a sermon he delivered as chaplain of the Derbyshire college in July 2019 in a CofE school, in a CofE chapel, precisely the kind of setting where pupils might reasonably expect to hear orthodox Christian teaching.

The sermon encouraged debate and was pastoral and rooted in Anglican belief. It came after the school had invited in the external campaign group Educate and Celebrate, which openly stated its aim to “smash heteronormativity” and to embed Queer Theory throughout the culture of the school.

Yet for delivering that sermon, Dr Randall, was treated like a criminal: forced out of the college, reported to Prevent without his knowledge, and blacklisted by the Diocese of Derby as a safeguarding risk.

Meanwhile, in the years since, Educate and Celebrate has been quietly closed down by the Charity Commission following a series of scandals, including one of its patrons committing multiple sex offences against children.

See more breaking in The Times, on our website and in this 🧵

https://t.co/2w231UP3Tj

https://t.co/YjXKjspiDO

[Jason Kovacs @jasonkovacs]

Many pastors carry a pressure unlike anything else in history. The temptation to compare, to innovate, to keep up, to launch a podcast, to preach at a certain level, to grow the church, and to produce visible results are just a few. So many begin to feel like failures, questioning whether the ordinary means of grace can really accomplish what today’s demands require.

Christ never called pastors to be celebrities, brands, or ministry entrepreneurs. He called them to be faithful shepherds. The Word preached, the sacraments administered, prayer offered, and people loved may seem ordinary in a world obsessed with metrics and platforms, but God has always delighted to work through what appears weak and unimpressive.

The pressure to produce what only God can give is crushing. Results belong to Him. We plant, water, but God gives the growth (1 Cor 3:6). Pray for pastors today!

[Brian Croft @PastorCroft]

Never underestimate the powerful ministry of presence. Pastors worry too much about having the right words to say. Instead of seeing the best way to care for a hurting person might be to simply sit, be still with them, and listen.

[Lois McLatchie Miller @LoisMcLatch]

🇬🇧👮‍♂️UK police officers charged this 78-year-old grandfather for preaching from the Bible in a public street

Because he’s near a hospital where abortions take place,

And he is allegedly at risk of persuading women not to have abortions.

He didn’t even mention abortion 🤦🏻‍♀️👇

[Lois McLatchie Miller @LoisMcLatch]

‼️‼️WATCH: police confront Christian pastor as he preaches John 3.16 in a public space.

Is it a crime to preach the gospel in the UK?

Big free speech trial WEDNESDAY this week 👇👇👇

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

April Newsletter 2026 - https://t.co/fa2qyhfL6E

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

Barclay 3 - Mission 5

Goals:
Lennon x 3
Joe L x 🚀
Jay x 1

MOM: Lennon - class today upfront

Great team performance against a good Barclays team today lads. Everyone grafted on a big pitch and could have scored more if it wasnt for their keeper 👏

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

The Anxious Generation was published two years ago today, in a very different world. Back then, the most common objection I got was resignation: "The train has left the station." "You can't put toothpaste back in the tube." "It's how the kids connect today."

Today, the world looks very different. It turns out that if our kids were all on a train and we learned it was heading toward a collapsed bridge, we'd find a way to stop it and bring them safely back to the station. That’s what’s happening now.

After the historic verdicts in Los Angeles and New Mexico, today is a great day to reflect on the capacity of people in democratic societies to take action, even when opposing some of the most powerful corporations in history. We're getting access to the courts. We're getting phone-free schools. We're seeing whole neighborhoods letting kids out to play, unsupervised, which is what we older folk all remember as the best part of childhood.

So I want to recognize:

--The mothers (and, right behind them, fathers) who rose up by the millions and powered the movement.

--The farsighted governors and legislators in red states and blue states who have been innovating on policy solutions.

--The leaders of a dozen of nations, who are raising the age to 16 for opening social media accounts (with a special shoutout to Australia, for going first).

--The teachers and school administrators who had their classrooms disrupted for 15 years, and who are now eager to think through new solutions as screens have taken over and obstructed learning.

--The grassroots organizations who have been dedicating their efforts to advocate for all of the above in their local communities.

--The millions of members of Gen Z who have been rising up, demanding agency over how they spend their lives in the digital era, and finding better ways to connect in real life.

And one final group: the survivor parents--the ones you saw in those pictures of people embracing on the front steps of the LA courthouse. I have met many over the years. I am in awe of their courage and tenacity, their willingness to tell their stories of loss, over and over again, to different audiences, in the hope that no other parent would have to endure what they have endured. At long last, juries and legislatures are hearing you, and are acting.

Together, we are calling the train back to the station. Together, we are rolling back the phone based childhood and reclaiming life in the real world.

The work continues. If you’re not already involved, join us: https://t.co/HdJDTKOQ3T

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

FT: Mission 5 - @carrubbers 0

Goals:
Jasper x 1
Sandy x 🕺
LS x 🚀
Kyle x 1
Jay x 1

MOM: Jo Lock

Good, solid win today for the lads. Got the job done against a young and well organised opposition.

Cracker of a goal by Shortel!

@ECFA01 @JimmyLiveStream @L1veAtTheAmmys

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

Really helpful 👇

[Luke Simmons @lukedsimmons]

You may not care about the Oscars, but the awards contain a lesson for preachers:

Every film nominated for Best Editing is also up for Best Picture.

Great storytelling and communication requires strong editing.

5 essentials for effective sermon editing: 🧵

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

This is starting on Tuesday for any men interested. Recently bern coming in contact with men who are struggling with no one to talk to - hoping this group provides support& care for anyone in that space. All lads invited. Aim is to support one another. Pls share and invite ppl

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

Great thread 👇

[challies @challies]

1/ Few pains cut deeper than the loss of a child. And few pressures test a marriage more severely. When our son died, people gently warned us that grief might pull us apart rather than draw us together.

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

WL 2 - Mission 2

Goals:
Kieran x 1
Gaz x 🚀

MOM: Joe Lamont - absolutely everywhere today 👏

Everyone worked hard for team today with a thin squad and just gutted we couldn’t hold on for the win 🏆

@L1veAtTheAmmys @JimmyLiveStream @ecfa

[The Mission FC @fc_mission]

Mission 2 - @Murrayburn_fc 1

Goals:
Og/@andyconstable
Ryan Day

MOM: Bean (keeper)

Smash and grab win against a spirited opposition. Wasn’t our best performance but onto the next one ☝️ @ECFA01 @L1veAtTheAmmys @JimmyLiveStream

[Andrew Constable @andyconstable]

February Newsletter 2026 - https://t.co/EMyJMfJYkf