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LETTERS

Along with the challenges facing the church there are

The Big Question

This month’s question is: ‘Have you ever made a New Year’s resolution that has made a difference?’

In the heart

Ron Ferguson considers sin and the Kingdom of God.

Facing a new year

The Moderator encourages everyone to play a full part in the life of the Church.

SRT Milestone

Lynne McNeil looks back at the 50-year history of the Church of Scotland’s Science, Religion and Technology Project.

SRT and the future

Murdo Macdonald looks ahead to the challenges facing

50 years on from Biafra

Jackie Macadam learns about the key role played by the Church of Scotland in the short-lived breakaway African republic.

Remembrance 2019

A selection of the poppy displays from throughout Scotland, as churches marked the 100th anniversary of the first two minutes’ silence, and the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.

‘I love Scotland’

Thomas Baldwin hears about the Archbishop of York’s enthusiasm for Scotland – and long-standing passion for social justice.

The Big Picture

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An essential part of the fabric

John R Hume reflects on the history and place of a church in Orkney.

We have a huge role to play’

Thomas Baldwin meets Dave Kendall, the newly-appointed Chief Officer of the Church of Scotland

A unique place

Jackie Macadam discovers recruitment to Royal Naval chaplaincy has changed and hears from a minister who has come through the revised training programme.

Sowing the seeds of faith

THERE’S an African Proverb that says: “It takes a village

Culture change needed in church

Thomas Baldwin reports on the latest stage of a major structural overhaul of the Church of Scotland.

PARISH NEWS:

Kinross Parish Church near Perth has been named the

A twenty year journey

Ian Whewell reports on a long-awaited church development in Aberdeenshire.

Imitate them

The Rev Dr Martin Fair continues his study into 1 Thessalonians.

REVIEWS

The War Zone Journal of Dr Ann Jackson MRCOG

CROSSWORDS

Across

The human condition

The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers emphasises the importance of modesty, humility and self-effacement.