Life & Work Magazine
Life & Work Magazine

Life & Work - June 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

ABSTINENCE AND ADDICTION
- The history of abstinence in the Church of Scotland

SOMEBODY'S CHILD
- Encountering rough sleepers

'I LOVE WHAT I DO'
- Meet Ann Lyall DCS

Life and Work June 2018 Articles

From The Editor
‘THE summer days are come again’ was a familiar hymn
Summer light calling…
May light flow in and through you – radiating life…birthing
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LETTERS
Your coverage of Brexit, full of foreboding, combined
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘Have perceptions of addiction changed over the years?’
Teachers who inspire
Ron Ferguson reflects on those who have encouraged him through teaching.
A change of mindset
The Very Rev Albert Bogle urges congregations to give permission to change.
Abstinence and addiction
Jackie Macadam charts the history of abstinence in the Church of Scotland and examines the continuing work with addicts at home and overseas.
‘I love what I do’
Jackie Macadam meets Ann Lyall DCS and learns more about her work with addicts.
General Assembly 2018
Thomas Baldwin rounds up the reports to this year’s General Assembly.
The Big Picture
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‘A very attractive part of Galloway’
John R Hume considers the history of a Kirkcudbright church and congregation.
Somebody’s child
Stewart Lowe reflects on his volunteer work with the Care Van of the Bethany Christian Trust on the streets of Edinburgh.
New Guild Projects Announced
Lynne McNeil reports on the six new projects partnered by the Church of Scotland Guild.
YOUTH ASSEMBLY APPOINTS MODERATOR AND CLERK FOR 2018
The Church of Scotland’s National Youth Assembly (NYA)
CHURCH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PAINTING SHOWCASED IN SPECIAL EDITION GOSPEL
CHURCH ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PAINTING SHOWCASED IN SPECIAL
COMMUNION TABLE APPEAL
An Edinburgh City Centre church has launched an appeal
CENTENARIAN AT MESSY CHURCH
Messy Church is a familiar feature for many within
SNOWY EASTER RISING
Between 60 and 70 members of Traprain Church, joined
NEW WINDOW
Cranhill Parish Church in Glasgow were delighted to
GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION
The annual Good Friday procession in Dumfries is pictured
INTERGENERATIONAL CRAFT NIGHT
To celebrate the Year of Young People in 2018, the
Café Worship
Helen Howden introduces a successful experiment with a new form of worship at a Borders church.
‘The medicine of meditation’
The Rev Scott McKenna examines the miracle of Moses and the burning bush.
REVIEWS
Living with brain injury and illness is the central
A society of friends
The Very Rev Dr James Simpson reflects on the power of friendship.
REGISTERS
Rev William H G Bristow, formerly of Dumfries: Urr