The Big Picture

From The Editor

WHAT sometimes passes for summer in Scotland will be upon

PRAYER

Before the beginning, before God began birthing the heavens and

LETTERS

In your April edition Mr Stirling of Helensburgh compares possession

The Big Question

This month’s question is: ‘What’s your favourite Sunday School picnic memory?’

‘A bridge over troubled waters’

Ron Ferguson considers the life and death of St Magnus of Orkney

God’s manifesto for change

The Very Rev Albert Bogle says the Church has more to ofer the nation than 'a General Election can ever deliver'

Making a diference

Thomas Baldwin invesitgates how church-led projects are enriching lives in some of Scotland’s poorest communties

Rooted in Faith

Jackie Macadam learns about the life of the new Scottish Director of the Boys’ Brigade, a son of the manse

General Assembly 2017

Thomas Baldwin ofers a summary of some of the reports to this year's General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Not just another management tool

Steve Aisthorpe ofers an overview of Future Focus, which aims to help congregations to develop vision, priorities and work together

‘Do you hear what I hear?’

Alex Baird reports on the success of a pilot scheme aiming to include deaf and hard of hearing people in worship

A Firth of Clyde focal point

John R Hume traces the roots of a west coast seaside church

The ‘New Guild’

Elspeth Kerr highlights the evolution of Holborn West Guild in Aberdeen

Museum honours Mary Slessor

Thomas Baldwin reports on a new honour bestowed on one of Scotland’s best-known Victorian missionaries

NEW ORKNEY PILGRIMAGE ROUTE

A new pilgrimage route was launched on Orkney on Easter

FOODBANK USE RISES

Scottish foodbank use has risen again to record levels, according

CONGREGATIONS ENCOURAGED TO ‘SHOW AND TELL’ ON COMMUNITY WORK

Congragations are being urged to share positive stories of work

NEW NYA MODERATOR AND CLERK ANNOUNCED

The next Moderator and Clerk of the Church of Scotland

CHURCH CONDEMNS AVIATION TAX PROPOSALS

The Church of Scotland’s climate change officer has condemned the

36O DEGREE CHURCH IMAGES REVEALED

360 degree photography of iconic Kirk buildings is set to

MALAWI LINK-UP

The wonders of mobile phone technology allowed the congregation at

‘ADVENTURE OF FAITH’

A new twinning arrangement between congregations in West Lothian and

LEGO CHURCH

A model of a Perthshire church was among the exhibits

A SPECIAL DAY

Easter Sunday was a special day for the Border Kirk

DOUBLE SUCCESS

The 1st Bearsden Boys’ Brigade company landed a double success

CONCERT SERIES

A Paisley church is hosting a series of Sunday afternoon

Church reopens after £250,000 of repairs

Thomas Baldwin reports on an open day at a refurbished Fife church

SYMPATHY FOR COPTIC CHRISTIANS

The Rev Ian Alexander, Secretary to the Church of Scotland's

RESTRICTION OF ‘CHRISTIAN ACTIVITY’

Ethiopia’s northern Tigray State is considering adopting a new law

No Man’s Land

In the third part of a series looking at people on the move, the Rev Richard Baxter highlights the importance of journeying with God

CREMATION IN MODERN SCOTLAND

Written by: Peter C Jupp, Douglas J Davies, Hilary J

WORD OF LIFE: PRAY NOW

Sharing again the theme of Heart and Soul(the Sunday centrepiece

JESUS

Written by the Professor of Christian Origins at the University

What we leave behind

The Rev Lezley Stewart considers the legacy of lives in this