18th January 2026

st columba's

friend in my accom invited me to this. first preb service i have been to -- i think there is a distinct focus on sin and guilt. sermon was very good, i think probably the best i've been to so far. engaged with scripture at a higher level.

ratings

• aura

  8/10 building is so beautiful very ornate, middle of old town so great location. interior is nicely modernised but retains old features. sermon authoritative but kind of bare. liked the unaccompanied psalms

• holiness

  8/10 again weird alignment of sermon with extremely specific things happenibg in my own life.

• smell

  5/10 no comments

• community

  7/10 it's very present but i think there's not really much place for people who fall outside a certain category of christian

• engagement

  6/10 i liked the sermon but thought it was slightly excessively long. loved it when he mentioned cormac mccarthy

• sound

  6/10 acoustic guitar BUT it was good

• theology

  7/10 hate to rate calvinism highly but it really, at least as it was presented here, resonated with me

• nice older ladies

  4/10 no :(

• special category: food

  8/10 student lunch was burgers.... honestly realyl good.

  final score: 7.5/10

  i think for the sermons i'd attend again maybe but i dont like the calvinist vibes

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