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PRAYER

Photo: iStock Lord God, thank You for Your

Evolution debate

I read with interest Eric Priest’s article in

The Big Question

This month’s question is: ‘Has lockdown made you develop new routines to maintain spiritual health?’

More than statistics

Ron Ferguson explores the question of whether Britain is a Christian country

Cash after Coronavirus

With many facing financial stress during or following the epidemic, Jackie Macadam finds out how the Church can help

Honouring Frankie

Jackie Macadam meets Michaela Foster-Marsh, author and founder of a charity in memory of her late brother

Embedded in the history of Scotland

John R Hume takes a look at an Abbey Church with links to Scottish royalty

The Big Picture

Below: ‘Service coming shortly’ by Alexander Mollison Bottom:

Rewilding the Church

Steve Aisthorpe reflects on a timely and challenging metaphor

The Coronavirus Diaries

Extracts from a series of updates from Church of Scotland partners across the world, which have been published on Life and Work’s website since April

‘Keep silence and listen’

Ruth Harvey considers the importance of silence and listening, demonstrated by the early Christians in Acts chapter 15

Ministers to be called remotely

Thomas Baldwin reports on a historic ‘virtual’ Commission of Assembly

VIRTUAL AIDS CONFERENCE

Church of Scotland representatives attended a virtual meeting

ANOTHER WAY TO REMEMBER

The annual Christian Aid Scotland remembering walk is

POM-POMS

The railings of Lomond Parish Church in Balloch

CROCHETED FLOWERS

The gates of Pencaitland Parish Church in East

PRAYER STATIONS

An Edinburgh church has set up prayer stations

STREET PASTORS HONOURED FOODBANK PRAISE

The Aberdeen branch of the Christian charity Street

Gold eco award for Orkney Church

Thomas Baldwin reports on an island parish which has received the highest possible recognition from eco-congregation Scotland

REVIEWS

LET EVERYONE FIND THEIR VOICE Reimagining the Psalms

A new habit

The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers says the Church has to be prepared for the possibility that church-going patterns have been changed for good by Covid-19