Life and Work August 2018 Articles
From The Editor
THE clarion call from this year’s General Assembly
PRAYER
Dear beloved God, more present than I ever am, solid
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LETTERS
We are instructed to be radical by the General Assembly
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘What’s the most memorable artistic event you have seen in a church?’
A truly revolutionary event
Ron Ferguson pays tribute to the National Health Service.
Make our steps count
The Rt Rev Susan Brown urges readers to walk with her during the year.
70 Years of walking together
Thomas Baldwin reports on the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches – and the work still to be done.
A MESSAGE FROM THE WCC
A slightly shortened version of the statement agreed by the WCC Central Committee in June.
’I feel blessed to be part of all this’
Jackie Macadam meets the BBC health editor Hugh Pym, a Church of Scotland elder.
The Churches and The Festival
Thomas Baldwin and Jackie Macadam take a look at the churches’ contributions to Edinburgh’s festival season
The Big Picture
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’A notably elegant’ church
John R Hume uncovers the history of a village church in the East Neuk of Fife.
THE GIFT
That night they knew the foal would be born. They went
’We are family’
Jackie Macadam reports on the challenges and successes of ministry in Trinidad and Tobago.
Transforming lives
Jackie Macadam reports on the annual CrossReach service honouring staf for their achievements.
EMMS HAILS CAMPAIGN RESPONSE
Christian healthcare charity EMMS International has
CARE YOU CAN PUT YOUR FAITH IN’
The Church of Scotland’s social care arm has launched
BELATED MEMORIAL
The Rev Bryan Kerr of Lanark Greyfriars Church conducted
MEET THE MPS
Around 40 Christian churches and agencies from across
WELCOMING SPACE
St Ninian’s Priory Church, Whithorn has created a new
HALF A CENTURY
PARISH NEWS Three elders from Rosyth Parish Church
BIG BREAKFAST
Sally Foster-Fulton, head of Christian Aid Scotland
‘HUGE PARTY’ FOR NEW MEMBERS
St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Rome
GARDENING DIALOGUE
Wardie Parish Church in Edinburgh celebrated their
Aiding life as ‘full citizens in society’
Thomas Baldwin reports on a Glasgow church which has signed up to a powerful charter to help people living with dementia.
The Heart of God
The Rev Scott McKenna examines the message of peace at the heart of the Bible.
A circle of men
The Rev Bill Shackleton focuses on the background to the Regnal League, an association of Christian men with its roots in the battlefields of the Ffirst World War
REVIEWS
A Story Written by: Paula Gooder Published by: Hodder
CROSSWORD
10 Principles of religion in form of questions and
Many miles to travel
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers reflects on the tough messages of Scripture.