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

Digital photographs only should be sent to magazine@lifeandwork.org accompanied by

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