Life and Work June 2017 Articles
From The Editor
WHAT sometimes passes for summer in Scotland will be upon
PRAYER
Before the beginning, before God began birthing the heavens and
LETTERS
In your April edition Mr Stirling of Helensburgh compares possession
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘What’s your favourite Sunday School picnic memory?’
‘A bridge over troubled waters’
Ron Ferguson considers the life and death of St Magnus of Orkney
God’s manifesto for change
The Very Rev Albert Bogle says the Church has more to ofer the nation than 'a General Election can ever deliver'
Making a diference
Thomas Baldwin invesitgates how church-led projects are enriching lives in some of Scotland’s poorest communties
Rooted in Faith
Jackie Macadam learns about the life of the new Scottish Director of the Boys’ Brigade, a son of the manse
General Assembly 2017
Thomas Baldwin ofers a summary of some of the reports to this year's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
The Big Picture
Digital photographs only should be sent to magazine@lifeandwork.org accompanied by
Not just another management tool
Steve Aisthorpe ofers an overview of Future Focus, which aims to help congregations to develop vision, priorities and work together
A Firth of Clyde focal point
John R Hume traces the roots of a west coast seaside church
Museum honours Mary Slessor
Thomas Baldwin reports on a new honour bestowed on one of Scotland’s best-known Victorian missionaries
NEW NYA MODERATOR AND CLERK ANNOUNCED
The next Moderator and Clerk of the Church of Scotland
MALAWI LINK-UP
The wonders of mobile phone technology allowed the congregation at
‘ADVENTURE OF FAITH’
A new twinning arrangement between congregations in West Lothian and
LEGO CHURCH
A model of a Perthshire church was among the exhibits
A SPECIAL DAY
Easter Sunday was a special day for the Border Kirk
DOUBLE SUCCESS
The 1st Bearsden Boys’ Brigade company landed a double success
Church reopens after £250,000 of repairs
Thomas Baldwin reports on an open day at a refurbished Fife church
No Man’s Land
In the third part of a series looking at people on the move, the Rev Richard Baxter highlights the importance of journeying with God
CREMATION IN MODERN SCOTLAND
Written by: Peter C Jupp, Douglas J Davies, Hilary J
WORD OF LIFE: PRAY NOW
Sharing again the theme of Heart and Soul(the Sunday centrepiece
JESUS
Written by the Professor of Christian Origins at the University
What we leave behind
The Rev Lezley Stewart considers the legacy of lives in this