Life & Work Magazine
Life & Work Magazine

Life and Work January 2017 Articles

From The Editor
A NEW year brings fresh promise of hope and in
PRAYER
LETTERS
It is unfortunate for the Rev Peter Park (Nov 2016
The Big Question
This month’s big question is: ‘What does the Reformation mean to you?’
‘God is enough’
Ron Ferguson urges readers to remember that identity is ‘a God-given gift’
An authentic worship experience
The Very Rev Albert Bogle explains why public worship needs to be transformed and placed at the heart of the Church
Be a good neighbour
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr urges readers to ‘keep faith in God’ and pray for all in leadership
Scotland and Luther
As the year marking the 500th anniversary of the Reformation begins, the Very Rev Dr Ian Bradley reflects on the impact in Scotland
Luther and the world
Susan Hardman Moore traces the global impact of the Reformation
The European road map
Jackie Macadam meets the Church of Scotland member behind a Europe-wide celebration of the Reformation
The ‘New Guild’
The Church of Scotland Guild, in common with many other charities and organisations, has recognised the need to change and reform to meet the challenges of 21st century life. In a new series, local Guild branches describe how they have changed to remain part of one of Scotland’s biggest membership organisations outside traditional structures
The Big Picture
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An East/West connection
John R Hume considers the history of a Midlothian church with links to Glasgow
‘Help lead the way’
John Sturrock highlights the importance of healing in conflict
Where are the men?
As women continue to outnumber men in the pews, Stephen McGuire and Murdo Macdonald explain why the Church's Society, Religion and Technology Project has partnered with a Christian charity to consider the issue at a conference in March
Compassion in action
Sandy Sneddon reflects on a unique project that was founded by the Church of Scotland in Sri Lanka
Rare honour for former Moderator
Thomas Baldwin reports on the award of a major honour from the Roman Catholic Church to a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
PIONEER ARTS MINISTRY BEGINS
A new minister dedicated to the visual arts community has
MEMORIAL RESTORED
A Greenock minister was burning the midnight oil in advance
QUEEN’S BADGES
Six members of 17th Ayr Boys’ Brigade received their Queen’s
ORGAN LANDMARK
An organ recital was given on October 29 by the
SHOW ON DVD
St Michael’s Linlithgow mounted a memorable production of ‘The Seed
HIGH-FLYING BEADLE
Amanda Murray, aged 30, is the new beadle at Insch-Leslie-Premnay-Oyne
EXHIBITION HOSTS
St Michael’s Church and Guild in Edinburgh hosted the exhibition
A dream come true
Robin Arnott reports on a Fife church’s successful twinning visit from Malawi
The unlimited power of God
The Very Rev Dr Andrew McLellan shows how prison escapes are a metaphor for the power of God
THE FOREST
You are no longer all the things you have to
THE BEAUTY AND THE HORROR
The former bishop of Oxford turns his attention to everyday
BENEDICT XVI LAST TESTAMENT
Election as Pope is generally for life – with the
JULIAN OF NORWICH
This book seeks to answer questions such as: who was
THE DAY THE REVOLUTION BEGAN
Tom Wright, Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity
Leaving our fingerprints
The Very Rev Dr James Simpson highlights the importance of the ordinary