Paul Downie
@pauldownie.bsky.social
Scottish Christian. Former missionary. Follow me for Biblical blogging on https://downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadisfound.
No, I am not a Christian Nationalist.
No, I am not a Christian Nationalist.
From 17th-century carols to a truce in the trenches of WWI, the music of Christmas is powerful. 🎶
But the most inspired song of all was sung 2,000 years ago over a field in Bethlehem. It wasn't just a song—it was a rescue mission.
Explore the message: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
But the most inspired song of all was sung 2,000 years ago over a field in Bethlehem. It wasn't just a song—it was a rescue mission.
Explore the message: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
From 17th-century carols to a truce in the trenches of WWI, the music of Christmas is powerful. 🎶
But the most inspired song of all was sung 2,000 years ago over a field in Bethlehem. It wasn't just a song—it was a rescue mission.
Explore the message: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
But the most inspired song of all was sung 2,000 years ago over a field in Bethlehem. It wasn't just a song—it was a rescue mission.
Explore the message: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
A very merry and blessed Christmas to all my followers and your families
December 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A very merry and blessed Christmas to all my followers and your families
We all want peace—in our world and in our hearts. 🕊️
But true peace isn't found in meditation or retreats; it's found in a person. The angels' song reveals that peace belongs to those who trust, obey, and follow Jesus.
Find your peace this Christmas Day: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
But true peace isn't found in meditation or retreats; it's found in a person. The angels' song reveals that peace belongs to those who trust, obey, and follow Jesus.
Find your peace this Christmas Day: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We all want peace—in our world and in our hearts. 🕊️
But true peace isn't found in meditation or retreats; it's found in a person. The angels' song reveals that peace belongs to those who trust, obey, and follow Jesus.
Find your peace this Christmas Day: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
But true peace isn't found in meditation or retreats; it's found in a person. The angels' song reveals that peace belongs to those who trust, obey, and follow Jesus.
Find your peace this Christmas Day: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Ever seen an event so big it made Heaven throw a party? 🌌✨
The birth of Jesus was so world-shaking that a whole choir of angels showed up to sing about it to a group of shepherds.
Discover why this "Heavenly Song" is the ultimate message of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
The birth of Jesus was so world-shaking that a whole choir of angels showed up to sing about it to a group of shepherds.
Discover why this "Heavenly Song" is the ultimate message of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ever seen an event so big it made Heaven throw a party? 🌌✨
The birth of Jesus was so world-shaking that a whole choir of angels showed up to sing about it to a group of shepherds.
Discover why this "Heavenly Song" is the ultimate message of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
The birth of Jesus was so world-shaking that a whole choir of angels showed up to sing about it to a group of shepherds.
Discover why this "Heavenly Song" is the ultimate message of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Join us for a special Christmas Eve Watchnight Service at Hamilton Baptist Church! ✨
📍 23 Kemp Street, Hamilton ML3 6QL
🕙 Starts at 11:15 PM
Can't make it in person? Join us online here:
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
#ChristmasEve #Hamilton #Watchnight
📍 23 Kemp Street, Hamilton ML3 6QL
🕙 Starts at 11:15 PM
Can't make it in person? Join us online here:
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
#ChristmasEve #Hamilton #Watchnight
December 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Join us for a special Christmas Eve Watchnight Service at Hamilton Baptist Church! ✨
📍 23 Kemp Street, Hamilton ML3 6QL
🕙 Starts at 11:15 PM
Can't make it in person? Join us online here:
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
#ChristmasEve #Hamilton #Watchnight
📍 23 Kemp Street, Hamilton ML3 6QL
🕙 Starts at 11:15 PM
Can't make it in person? Join us online here:
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
#ChristmasEve #Hamilton #Watchnight
Burned out this Christmas? 🎄 Don't miss the message in the rush.
Zechariah’s song reminds us that Jesus brings light to those in darkness and guides our feet into the path of peace. 💡
Find your purpose and peace in our Christmas Eve study: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Zechariah’s song reminds us that Jesus brings light to those in darkness and guides our feet into the path of peace. 💡
Find your purpose and peace in our Christmas Eve study: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Burned out this Christmas? 🎄 Don't miss the message in the rush.
Zechariah’s song reminds us that Jesus brings light to those in darkness and guides our feet into the path of peace. 💡
Find your purpose and peace in our Christmas Eve study: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Zechariah’s song reminds us that Jesus brings light to those in darkness and guides our feet into the path of peace. 💡
Find your purpose and peace in our Christmas Eve study: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
What matters more at Christmas: Who you are, or what you believe? 📖
A high-ranking priest was silenced for doubt, while a girl from a no-name town was praised for faith. Your identity doesn't matter; God’s grace is for everyone.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
A high-ranking priest was silenced for doubt, while a girl from a no-name town was praised for faith. Your identity doesn't matter; God’s grace is for everyone.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What matters more at Christmas: Who you are, or what you believe? 📖
A high-ranking priest was silenced for doubt, while a girl from a no-name town was praised for faith. Your identity doesn't matter; God’s grace is for everyone.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
A high-ranking priest was silenced for doubt, while a girl from a no-name town was praised for faith. Your identity doesn't matter; God’s grace is for everyone.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
From Rage Against the Machine to Mr Blobby, Christmas music is... eclectic. 🎸 But the most unusual song in the Bible started with 9 months of silence. 🤫
Discover the story of Zechariah’s song and why it matters this Christmas Eve: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover the story of Zechariah’s song and why it matters this Christmas Eve: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
From Rage Against the Machine to Mr Blobby, Christmas music is... eclectic. 🎸 But the most unusual song in the Bible started with 9 months of silence. 🤫
Discover the story of Zechariah’s song and why it matters this Christmas Eve: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover the story of Zechariah’s song and why it matters this Christmas Eve: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
A Brazilian mechanic used a plastic bottle to bring light to thousands. 💡 In a similar way, one young woman’s simple decision to trust God changed the course of history forever.
Find out more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Find out more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A Brazilian mechanic used a plastic bottle to bring light to thousands. 💡 In a similar way, one young woman’s simple decision to trust God changed the course of history forever.
Find out more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Find out more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
"He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble." 👑
Mary’s song is a victory shout from a place of deep struggle. If you’re feeling overlooked or overwhelmed this season, this perspective shift is for you.
Read more here: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Mary’s song is a victory shout from a place of deep struggle. If you’re feeling overlooked or overwhelmed this season, this perspective shift is for you.
Read more here: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble." 👑
Mary’s song is a victory shout from a place of deep struggle. If you’re feeling overlooked or overwhelmed this season, this perspective shift is for you.
Read more here: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Mary’s song is a victory shout from a place of deep struggle. If you’re feeling overlooked or overwhelmed this season, this perspective shift is for you.
Read more here: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Imagine being a teenager in a small village, facing a life-altering situation with everything to lose. 🥀 Mary’s story isn't just a Christmas tale; it’s a masterclass in facing vulnerability with radical faith.
Discover what we can learn from her today: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover what we can learn from her today: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Imagine being a teenager in a small village, facing a life-altering situation with everything to lose. 🥀 Mary’s story isn't just a Christmas tale; it’s a masterclass in facing vulnerability with radical faith.
Discover what we can learn from her today: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover what we can learn from her today: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Long before Victorian carols, there was the "Servant’s Song." Isaiah predicted a Savior who would open blind eyes and free captives. ⛓️🔓 Whether you're religious or weary of religion, this King came for YOU.
Discover the identity of the Saving Servant: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover the identity of the Saving Servant: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Long before Victorian carols, there was the "Servant’s Song." Isaiah predicted a Savior who would open blind eyes and free captives. ⛓️🔓 Whether you're religious or weary of religion, this King came for YOU.
Discover the identity of the Saving Servant: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Discover the identity of the Saving Servant: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Christmas isn’t just a "cuddly" holiday—it’s radical. Isaiah 42 shows us a Messiah who brings justice to the nations and notice to the corrupt. God is throwing down the gauntlet to the exploiters.
Read why Christmas is more subversive than you think: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Read why Christmas is more subversive than you think: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Christmas isn’t just a "cuddly" holiday—it’s radical. Isaiah 42 shows us a Messiah who brings justice to the nations and notice to the corrupt. God is throwing down the gauntlet to the exploiters.
Read why Christmas is more subversive than you think: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Read why Christmas is more subversive than you think: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Anyone looking for some Carols by Candelight?
Hamilton Baptist Church have got you covered 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
Hamilton Baptist Church have got you covered 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Anyone looking for some Carols by Candelight?
Hamilton Baptist Church have got you covered 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
Hamilton Baptist Church have got you covered 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
A cheque is only as good as the person who signs it. ✍️
The heroes of faith treated God’s promises like "banker's drafts"—guaranteed funds. They didn't see the fulfillment in their lifetime, yet they moved forward anyway.
Is your faith ready to act? downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
The heroes of faith treated God’s promises like "banker's drafts"—guaranteed funds. They didn't see the fulfillment in their lifetime, yet they moved forward anyway.
Is your faith ready to act? downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A cheque is only as good as the person who signs it. ✍️
The heroes of faith treated God’s promises like "banker's drafts"—guaranteed funds. They didn't see the fulfillment in their lifetime, yet they moved forward anyway.
Is your faith ready to act? downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
The heroes of faith treated God’s promises like "banker's drafts"—guaranteed funds. They didn't see the fulfillment in their lifetime, yet they moved forward anyway.
Is your faith ready to act? downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Hebrews 11 shows us a "Gallery of Heroes"—people who lived by faith, trusting promises they only saw from a distance. They’re not just examples; they’re cheering you on! 📣
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#Faith #Hebrews11
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Faith #Hebrews11
December 21, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hebrews 11 shows us a "Gallery of Heroes"—people who lived by faith, trusting promises they only saw from a distance. They’re not just examples; they’re cheering you on! 📣
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Faith #Hebrews11
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Faith #Hebrews11
If you're looking for a church service, why not visit Hamilton Baptist Church, on Kemp Street (just behind the bus and train stations)?
And if you can't visit, check the services out online 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
And if you can't visit, check the services out online 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
December 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you're looking for a church service, why not visit Hamilton Baptist Church, on Kemp Street (just behind the bus and train stations)?
And if you can't visit, check the services out online 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
And if you can't visit, check the services out online 👇
youtube.com/@hamiltonbap...
Looking for a blessing on this, the last Sunday before Christmas?
Check out Citichurch, live from Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭👇
youtube.com/@citichurchph
Check out Citichurch, live from Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭👇
youtube.com/@citichurchph
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Looking for a blessing on this, the last Sunday before Christmas?
Check out Citichurch, live from Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭👇
youtube.com/@citichurchph
Check out Citichurch, live from Cebu, Philippines 🇵🇭👇
youtube.com/@citichurchph
If today you are waiting on God, and the wait seems long and painful, I have a message of encouragement for you:
You do not wait alone.
Find out who is waiting with you in the final post of my 'While We Wait' series 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
You do not wait alone.
Find out who is waiting with you in the final post of my 'While We Wait' series 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
If today you are waiting on God, and the wait seems long and painful, I have a message of encouragement for you:
You do not wait alone.
Find out who is waiting with you in the final post of my 'While We Wait' series 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
You do not wait alone.
Find out who is waiting with you in the final post of my 'While We Wait' series 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
Are you waiting on God?
My series on what this means and the encouragement we find in the Bible finishes on Sunday.
To catch up, click the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#biblestudy #waiting #waitingonGod #patience #faith #hope
My series on what this means and the encouragement we find in the Bible finishes on Sunday.
To catch up, click the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#biblestudy #waiting #waitingonGod #patience #faith #hope
December 19, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Are you waiting on God?
My series on what this means and the encouragement we find in the Bible finishes on Sunday.
To catch up, click the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#biblestudy #waiting #waitingonGod #patience #faith #hope
My series on what this means and the encouragement we find in the Bible finishes on Sunday.
To catch up, click the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#biblestudy #waiting #waitingonGod #patience #faith #hope
Ever wonder why 90s grunge felt so real? 🎸 It’s that "God-shaped hole" we all feel. From Seattle's industrial rain to Romans 8, the "groan" for something better is universal.
Discover why your angst is actually a sign of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Romans8 #Faith #Grunge
Discover why your angst is actually a sign of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Romans8 #Faith #Grunge
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Ever wonder why 90s grunge felt so real? 🎸 It’s that "God-shaped hole" we all feel. From Seattle's industrial rain to Romans 8, the "groan" for something better is universal.
Discover why your angst is actually a sign of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Romans8 #Faith #Grunge
Discover why your angst is actually a sign of hope: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#Romans8 #Faith #Grunge
We all feel it: the sense that this world isn’t quite "right" yet. 🌍
Romans 8:22-27 tells us that creation, believers, and even the Spirit groan together. But there’s a massive difference between despair and waiting with hope.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #Hope
Romans 8:22-27 tells us that creation, believers, and even the Spirit groan together. But there’s a massive difference between despair and waiting with hope.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #Hope
December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We all feel it: the sense that this world isn’t quite "right" yet. 🌍
Romans 8:22-27 tells us that creation, believers, and even the Spirit groan together. But there’s a massive difference between despair and waiting with hope.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #Hope
Romans 8:22-27 tells us that creation, believers, and even the Spirit groan together. But there’s a massive difference between despair and waiting with hope.
Read more: downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #Hope
Do you groan and yearn for a better life?
You're not alone.
Perhaps you might be surprised by Who groans with you.
Take a look at the penultimate study in my 'While We Wait' series at the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#salvation #hope #betterlife #morethanthis
You're not alone.
Perhaps you might be surprised by Who groans with you.
Take a look at the penultimate study in my 'While We Wait' series at the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#salvation #hope #betterlife #morethanthis
December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Do you groan and yearn for a better life?
You're not alone.
Perhaps you might be surprised by Who groans with you.
Take a look at the penultimate study in my 'While We Wait' series at the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#salvation #hope #betterlife #morethanthis
You're not alone.
Perhaps you might be surprised by Who groans with you.
Take a look at the penultimate study in my 'While We Wait' series at the link below 👇
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#salvation #hope #betterlife #morethanthis
Join the evening service live at Hamilton Baptist Church, Scotland 👇
www.youtube.com/live/OTBszYL...
www.youtube.com/live/OTBszYL...
December 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Join the evening service live at Hamilton Baptist Church, Scotland 👇
www.youtube.com/live/OTBszYL...
www.youtube.com/live/OTBszYL...
A mission that spanned the globe, but first, a WAIT for the POWER! 💪 Acts 1:4-5 reveals the need for a gift (the Holy Spirit) before they could witness. Get the full insight.
#BibleStudy #ChristianLife #Mission
#Pentecost #HolySpirit #Patience
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #ChristianLife #Mission
#Pentecost #HolySpirit #Patience
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A mission that spanned the globe, but first, a WAIT for the POWER! 💪 Acts 1:4-5 reveals the need for a gift (the Holy Spirit) before they could witness. Get the full insight.
#BibleStudy #ChristianLife #Mission
#Pentecost #HolySpirit #Patience
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...
#BibleStudy #ChristianLife #Mission
#Pentecost #HolySpirit #Patience
downiefamily.wixsite.com/wherebreadis...