Life & Work Magazine
Life & Work Magazine

Life & Work - March 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AND BREXIT
- What it means for the Kirk, at home and abroad
There are so many questions’: A Church Elder in Brussels

A DIVINE GIFT
- The benefits of humour

Plus much more across 60 pages

Life and Work March 2018 Articles

From The Editor
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PRAYER
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LETTERS
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The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘Does your church do anything different or unusual during Holy Week.’
Not posturing, but justice
Ron Ferguson considers the deeper messages of Lent.
Words matter
The Rt Rev Dr Derek Browning emphasises the importance of speech (and silence).
That itchy feeling
The Very Rev Albert Bogle says we are all in search of something beyond description.
Watch this space
With Britain due to leave the EU in a year, Thomas Baldwin looks at how the Church of Scotland, at home and abroad, is preparing for Brexit.
’There are just so many questions’
Jacquelyn Maclennan, a Church of Scotland elder in Brussels, tells Jackie Macadam of her concerns for the future in post-Brexit Europe
The Big Picture
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Salt for all
John R Hume reflects on one of the most northerly churches in the UK.
A divine gift
The Very Rev Dr James Simpson reflects on the benefits of humour.
Faith and Frankenstein
This year marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first edition of the novel Frankenstein, written by Mary Shelley. The Rev David McCarthy reflects on the Christian messages of the novel – and its revisions.
’Keep talking and listening’ says Moderator on Holy Land trip
Thomas Baldwin reports on a visit to the Middle East by the Moderator.
Medieval History brought to life in Fife
Thomas Baldwin reports on one church’s attempt to bring history to life ahead of the opening of a new pilgrim route.
The end of the road
In the last of the series, the Rev Richard Baxter considers whether a journey’s end is really a new beginning.
Climate change is a ‘moral issue’
Thomas Baldwin hears about the impact of climate change on one African nation.
March 2018 Crossword
9 ‘___ ___ ___ is the love, our waking and uprising
March 2018 Cryptic Crossword
6 Engineers commit off ence with synthetic material
Handling the Holy Word
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers considers one of the sensitive touchstones of Church life.