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THE clarion call from this year’s General Assembly
PRAYER
Dear beloved God, more present than I ever am, solid
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We are instructed to be radical by the General Assembly
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 Churches and The Festival
Thomas Baldwin and Jackie Macadam take a look at the churches’ contributions to Edinburgh’s festival season
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
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WELCOMING SPACE
St Ninian’s Priory Church, Whithorn has created a new
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‘HUGE PARTY’ FOR NEW MEMBERS
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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
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REGISTERS
Rev Dr George D W Grubb, formerly of Edinburgh: Corstorphine
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Many miles to travel
The Very Rev Dr John Chalmers reflects on the tough messages of Scripture.
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