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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 October 2017.
From The Editor
EDITORIAL
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HOW would you reform the Church? This month marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther famously pinning his 95 theses to the door of...
PRAYER
Amen. Lord of Creation, there is so much for which we are thankful in these autumn days. We look back and remember the days of summer; Days of rest from toil, Holy days and holidays, Days of fun and ...
POEM
THERE Light is only in the field sometimes – often it is not there at all, and the rain seeps into the corners of the sky to make the trees that stand between seem darker, larger than they really are...
A Living Church
In the first of a three-part series, the Very Rev Dr John Chalmers explains why the Church of Scotland needs to reform to meet the challenges of secularism.
FIGURES recently published by the Re...
LETTERS
Gospel Debate
In the August issue of Life and Work which I received yesterday (and much enjoyed) I was much saddened to read the letter from Mr Alex Glen of Sandyford Henderson Church, Glasgow re...
The Big Question
This month’s question is:
‘Does your Church celebrate a traditional Harvest Thanksgiving?’
Would you like to take part in a future Big Question?
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