Life and Work December 2021 Articles
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PRAYER
December God, this is the month of Nativity
LETTERS
Servant King My question was whether the statement:
‘A wonderful gift’
Jackie Macadam asks how easy it is to keep the eternal message of Christmas fresh again and again
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘Will you appreciate Christmas more this year?’
Christmas Pilgrims
The Very Rev Albert Bogle considers the bitter-sweetness of a changing Christmas
‘Our man on Mars’
Jackie Macadam learns about a new book about the first fictional chaplaincy to Mars by an East Lothian elder
Fife minister nominated as Moderator-Designate for 2022/23
Lynne McNeil reports on the appointment of the Moderator-Designate to the 2022 General Assembly
Moderator’s call for ‘love and justice’
Thomas Baldwin reports on a call by the Moderator of the General Assembly to resist division at the Kirking of the Scottish Parliament
NEW PILGRIM ROUTE
A couple in their 80s walked a 150-mile
ARTWORK UNVEILED ON NEW CHURCH
A new piece of public artwork has been
GUILDS UNITED
Guild General Secretary Iain Whyte, Associate Secretary Karen
ABBEY REDEDICATED
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the
CHAIR IN MEMORY OF BEADLE
A new beadle’s chair has been presented to
40 YEARS AN OFFICER
Longside Parish Church in Aberdeenshire recently celebrated Irene
RETIREMENT
The Rev Elspeth MacLean retired from Forth St
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The Big Picture
Male Common Redstart by Ted Logan Awaiting the
A biblical connection
John R Hume outlines the history of a Glasgow church overlooking the Clyde
Nativity lockdown
Young members of Ayr: St James, share their experience of last year’s ‘bubble nativity’
North Lanarkshire church partners with Street Connect charity
Thomas Baldwin reports on a new partnership in Wishaw which will support some of the most vulnerable people in its community
Honouring God’s name
In the second part of his study of the Lord’s Prayer, the Rev David Searle considers the importance of ‘hallowed be they name’
MISSION IN CONTEMPORARY SCOTLAND
Written by: Liam Jerrold Fraser Published by: Saint
IF THESE STONES COULD TALK
The history of Christianity in Britain and Ireland through twenty-one buildings
December 2021 Crossword
Across 1 Communion plate (5) 4 Chemical (7)
December 2021 Cryptic Crossword
Across 1 Angel fish hesitant at heart (6)
The core elements
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers explains why kindness – and the counselling and support work of CrossReach – is needed now more than ever