Life and Work May 2020 Articles
From The Editor
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PRAYER
Lord, in a world turned upside down, where
LETTERS
Green Shopping In response to the Editor’s remarks
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘Does your church engage with a foodbank?’
Offering shelter
Ron Ferguson considers the impact of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic
Feeding the hungry
Stewart Lowe describes the stark reality of life for visitors to the North East Edinburgh Foodbank in Leith
Pandemic food crisis
Jackie Macadam reports on the impact of the
God’s not finished with Scotland
Lynne McNeil meets the Moderator-Designate, the Rev Dr Martin Fair, amid the cancellation of this year’s General Assembly for the first time in over 300 years
The Big Picture
Sunset over Troon Ballast Bank by Avril McDonald
Reflections from the Moderator-Designate
The following are brief reflections on the passage which the Moderator-Designate, the Rev Dr Martin Fair planned to use during the week of the General Assembly
War’s end
George R Wilkes reflects on the role of churches in peacebuilding across Europe on the 75th anniversary of VE Day
Merrylea connections
John R Hume reflects on the history of a church on the south side of Glasgow
I think things can get better
Thomas Baldwin meets Nick Guttman, head of the humanitarian division at Christian Aid
God is with you
In a time of great uncertainty, Danielle Duncan reminds readers that church is not just a building for Sundays
Battlefield robots
In the continuing series marking the 50th anniversary of the Church of Scotland’s SRT, the Rev Dr David Coulter reflects on the increasing use of artificial intelligence on the battlefield
BB LAUNCHES ONLINE ACTIVITIES
The Boys’ Brigade has launched an online programme
CLIMATE FILM SCREENING
There was an encouraging response to the recent
FAIRTRADE AWARD
Anne Robertson from the Aberdeen Fairtrade Steering Committee
STILL SERVING AT 100
A church elder from Bishopbriggs in East Dunbartonshire
SESSION CLERK RETIRES
Southend Parish Church, in the Presbytery of Argyll,
END OF AN ERA
The Deacons Court of Stirling St Columba’s Church
ISLAND GUILD CELEBRATION
The Church of Scotland Guild on the Isle
Born to be reconcilers
In the first of a new series, Ruth Harvey considers creation as a story of conflict, change and reconciliation in the first three chapters of Genesis
REVIEWS
TIME TO ACT A Christian Climate Action Edited
Living water
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers reflects on the impact of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic