The Churches and The Festival

From The Editor

THE clarion call from this year’s General Assembly

PRAYER

Dear beloved God, more present than I ever am, solid

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LETTERS

We are instructed to be radical by the General Assembly

The Big Question

This month’s question is: ‘What’s the most memorable artistic event you have seen in a church?’

A truly revolutionary event

Ron Ferguson pays tribute to the National Health Service.

Make our steps count

The Rt Rev Susan Brown urges readers to walk with her during the year.

The road home

The Very Rev Albert Bogle highlights the importance of a safe home – and the deeper impact of providing a home for others.

70 Years of walking together

Thomas Baldwin reports on the 70th anniversary of the World Council of Churches – and the work still to be done.

A MESSAGE FROM THE WCC

A slightly shortened version of the statement agreed by the WCC Central Committee in June.

’I feel blessed to be part of all this’

Jackie Macadam meets the BBC health editor Hugh Pym, a Church of Scotland elder.

The Big Picture

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’A notably elegant’ church

John R Hume uncovers the history of a village church in the East Neuk of Fife.

THE GIFT

That night they knew the foal would be born. They went

’We are family’

Jackie Macadam reports on the challenges and successes of ministry in Trinidad and Tobago.

Transforming lives

Jackie Macadam reports on the annual CrossReach service honouring staf for their achievements.

Church backs campaign challenging illegal immigration approach

Thomas Baldwin reports on a Church of Scotland challenge to existing illegal immigration policies

EMMS HAILS CAMPAIGN RESPONSE

Christian healthcare charity EMMS International has

CBE FOR FIRST FEMALE MODERATOR

The first female Moderator of the General Assembly

CARE YOU CAN PUT YOUR FAITH IN’

The Church of Scotland’s social care arm has launched

KOREA MEETING ‘A FLICKER OF HOPE’

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and North

SEARCH FOR FISCHY STORIES

Fischy Music turns 20 this year – and is hoping to

CALL FOR UNIVERSAL CREDIT HALT

The Church of Scotland has joined Christian groups

BELATED MEMORIAL

The Rev Bryan Kerr of Lanark Greyfriars Church conducted

MEET THE MPS

Around 40 Christian churches and agencies from across

WELCOMING SPACE

St Ninian’s Priory Church, Whithorn has created a new

HALF A CENTURY

PARISH NEWS Three elders from Rosyth Parish Church

BIG BREAKFAST

Sally Foster-Fulton, head of Christian Aid Scotland

‘HUGE PARTY’ FOR NEW MEMBERS

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Rome

GARDENING DIALOGUE

Wardie Parish Church in Edinburgh celebrated their

Aiding life as ‘full citizens in society’

Thomas Baldwin reports on a Glasgow church which has signed up to a powerful charter to help people living with dementia.

THURSDAYS IN BLACK’ RELAUNCHED

The World Council of Churches is relaunching its “Thursdays

INDIAN CHURCH DESTROYED

A church in Puducherry in southern India was set ablaze

The Heart of God

The Rev Scott McKenna examines the message of peace at the heart of the Bible.

A circle of men

The Rev Bill Shackleton focuses on the background to the Regnal League, an association of Christian men with its roots in the battlefields of the Ffirst World War

REVIEWS

A Story Written by: Paula Gooder Published by: Hodder

REGISTERS

Rev Dr George D W Grubb, formerly of Edinburgh: Corstorphine

CROSSWORD

10 Principles of religion in form of questions and

Many miles to travel

The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers reflects on the tough messages of Scripture.