Life and Work was first published in 1879 and is the editorially independent monthly magazine of the Church of Scotland.
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Youth Column
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Meditation
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Life and Work February 2023.
Welcome
“It is a time to try to develop healthy habits in a contemporary world where it is all too easy to acquire unhealthy habits... The key is taking time to create space to make a small change.” ...
Chalmers ‘thank you’
I should like to thank you for all your meditations over the years (Very Rev Dr John Chalmers Meditation, December 2022).
I have always found them inspiring. I usually read your page of Life ...
Clapping thoughts
During the excellent multifaith service at the end of the Remembrance event in November people clapped (sic) after the singing of the opening hymn, Jerusalem.
I had a bit of an intimation of ...
Church and money
I am a simple Christian, so love my Lord, and am a Presbytery Elder, and I have some money worries – well not me personally, but I am wrapped in a blanket in my lounge right now!
Cart...
Moderator thoughts
It was with great interest that we read Dr Greenshields’ articles from August through to December. Thank you. Certainly, the road ahead is changing , but maybe not in the way we were expecting...
Jericho
In the November Crossword the clue 2 down was ‘City near the Red Sea (7).’ The word Jericho fitted the spaces and letters, but could not be right. Jericho is fairly near the Dead Sea, but is abo...