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EDITORIAL
Welcome
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LETTERS
Foundations of Love
We have a new Government, which has a
Communion anniversary
I am a member of Davidson’s Mains Parish
Following Jesus
I found it difficult to understand the point
Life and Work
Prayer
Lord of the turning years And the growing
The Big Picture
Looking to the light. Tulips taken in Keukenhof
REGISTERS
Ministries Compiled by Faith Nurture DEATHS Rev Diane
FEATURE
A warm welcome
Jackie Macadam reports on the rise of heat banks within churches as communities grapple with rising energy costs.
Ports of refuge
Jackie Macadam learns about the role of chaplains and churches in supporting Ukrainian families fleeing the war in Ukraine in Leith and Glasgow.
MODERATOR
A new year MOT
The Moderator urges readers to refocus and cast off all that is unworthy at the beginning of a new year.
DIGITAL CHURCH
A digital footprint
The Very Rev Albert Bogle highlights the importance of accessibility in developing a missional digital strategy.
LEADERSHIP
Sitting quietly with God
The Rev Dr Martin Johnstone introduces a new column looking at leadership.
WORSHIP
Change and more
In the first of a new series focussing on worship John L Bell reflects on the value of change in worship.
MISSION
Listening for mission
In the first of a new series, Lesley Hamilton-Messer highlights the importance of deep listening.
YOUTH
‘I had no excuse’
Anna Linton reflects on faith under difficult circumstances.
OFFICIAL UPDATE
‘Go and make disciples...’
Investment and support for new church growth – with the national serving the local
FAITH IN ACTION
The thirteenth in a series of features which will offer updates from the Faith Action Programme.
STUDY
Walking the line
In the first of a new series of bible studies Ruth Harvey reflects on the message of Psalm 85.
OUR CHURCHES
My church
In a new series, people describe their churches in words and pictures.
PRESBYTERIES
Presbyteries: where are we now?
Thomas Baldwin looks at the latest developments in presbytery reform.
PUZZLES
January 2023 Cryptic Crossword
Across 1 King had a go with ripper
Codeword
To solve a Codeword each of the numbers
Sudoku
To solve Sudoku, each 3x3 box, row and
NEWS
Eric Liddell centenary to be marked
Professor Peter Mathieson, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the
Poverty Sunday
With poverty in the UK high on the
Churches launch warm banks
Churches across Scotland have launched “warm hubs” to
CrossReach centre praised on anniversary
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the
PARISH NEWS
250 years
On Sunday October 9 Avendale Church in Strathaven,
Long service
Five elders of Burntisland Parish Church received long
Teddy bear festival
A Teddy Bear Festival organised by the congregation
New members
Seven new members were admitted by profession of
Christian Aid visit
Lauren Petherbridge, Christian Aid Community and Events Fundraising
Lego church
On a wet September Sunday afternoon Tobermory Parish
Anniversary celebration
The congregation of Inverness: Old High St Stephen’s
WORLD NEWS
Ecumenical office to open in Rome
The World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) in
Nigerian Christians facing genocide, Primate warns
The Primate of the Anglican Church of Nigeria
SERIES
View from the pulpit
The Rev Anikó Schütz Bradwell explains why navigating change together matters.
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
TEMPLE AND TARTAN Psalms, Poetry and Scotland Written
MEDITATION
Meeting Jesus
In the first of a new series of meditations, the Rev Dr Richard Frazer says the spirit of the Risen Christ is alive in communities.