Life and Work Magazine

Life and Work | August 2017

In this month's issue:

Scotland's Crosses
- the oldest Christian symbols

‘My journey has been long and difficult’
- Rev Boitumelo Johanna Gaborone, a minister with the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa

The Kirk, The Festival and The Fringe
- The Church of Scotland’s role in the history of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

Packed every month with features, news and opinion on Christian Life within Scotland and further afield.

Life and Work was first published in 1879 and is the editorially independent monthly magazine of the Church of Scotland.

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Articles in this issue

Below is a selection of articles in Life and Work August 2017.

From The Editor Follow the Editor on Twitter @LifeWorkEditor THIS summer I have taken up a new sport (not without some trepidation!) The last time I actively played tennis was on honeymoon in 2003, but for 20...

PRAYER God of creation, we rejoice in the glory of the world you have made. We give thanks for opportunities we have to spend time being in, looking at, learning from the work of your hand. Our world is fil...

Subscription offer The editorially independent magazine of the Church of Scotland is packed every month with features, news and opinion on Christian life within Scotland and further afield. ...

Scotland’s Crosses John R Hume highlights some of Scotland’s oldest Christian symbols. Photo: iStock / Rural Scottish Cross SUMMER is a good time to visit and reflect on the land of Scotland and the cult...

Readers’ Letters Manchester Bomb Thanks Following the attack in Manchester and the impact it had on the island communities of Barra and Vatersay, we were overwhelmed with the many cards, letters and email message...

Kirchentag witness Church of Scotland minister the Rev Klaus Buwert reports on a trip to the German Lutheran Church’s Kirchentag – and a personal journey into his refugee past. WE were sitting on the steps of the French...

Life and Work | August 2017

In this month's issue:

Scotland's Crosses
- the oldest Christian symbols

‘My journey has been long and difficult’
- Rev Boitumelo Johanna Gaborone, a minister with the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa

The Kirk, The Festival and The Fringe
- The Church of Scotland’s role in the history of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

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Life and Work | August 2017

In this month's issue:

Scotland's Crosses
- the oldest Christian symbols

‘My journey has been long and difficult’
- Rev Boitumelo Johanna Gaborone, a minister with the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa

The Kirk, The Festival and The Fringe
- The Church of Scotland’s role in the history of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your device each month

Your magazine delivered to your door each month

You'll never miss an issue

You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year Life and Work magazine subscription.

Note: Digital editions do not include the covermount items or supplements you would find with printed copies.

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Life and Work | August 2017

In this month's issue:

Scotland's Crosses
- the oldest Christian symbols

‘My journey has been long and difficult’
- Rev Boitumelo Johanna Gaborone, a minister with the Uniting Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa

The Kirk, The Festival and The Fringe
- The Church of Scotland’s role in the history of the Edinburgh Festival and Fringe

As a subscriber you'll receive the following benefits:

A discount off the RRP of your magazine

Your magazine delivered to your door each month

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You’re protected from price rises that may happen later in the year

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You'll receive 12 issues during a 1 year Life and Work magazine print subscription.

Shipping Information

Shipping is included in the price for all subscriptions, single issues, bookazines and merchandise products on Pocketmags. The prices you see are the prices you pay, we do not add additional shipping costs during the checkout. We deliver to the United Kingdom, Europe, United States of America and the Rest of the World.

Shipping Times

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The deliveries are handled by each of our publishing partners. The great thing about a subscription is that in most cases you will receive the issue before it goes on sale in the shops!

Your subscription is most likely to start with the next available issue. The delivery date is determined by the date that you placed your order and the print date of the next available issue.

If you are concerned about a delivery, please contact the publisher of your subscription directly. Alternatively, you can contact us and we will provide you with the details for the publisher.

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For bi-monthly publications please allow up to six to eight weeks for your first delivery.

For international delivery and Magazine from Abroad please allow up to ten to twelve weeks for your first delivery.