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EDITORIAL
From The Editor
THIS year has been designated the Year of History, Heritage
PRAYER
PRAYER
Give us grace to face the night time of our
LETTERS
LETTERS
The Reformation was a process which was generated by a
QUESTION
The Big Question
This month’s question is: ‘Fasting is one of the Lenten sacrifices. Have you ever fasted?’
COMMENT
A time for reflection
Ron Ferguson considers the p lace of Lent in today’s turbulent world
Sacred space on your desktop
The Very Rev Albert Bogle exp lains why the internet can be a touching p lace for the p resence of God
MODERATOR
A changed and changing environment
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Rt Rev Dr Russell Barr, highlights why there are lessons to learn from the innovative farming communities of Perthshire
COVER
Church and play
Jackie Macadam learns about Godly Play, a different ap p roach to working with children in the Church
PROFILE
A life of service
Jackie Macadam meets writer and storyteller Irene Howat
FEATURE
‘You feel more dead than alive’
Thomas Baldwin meets a young minister aiming to end the stigma surrounding mental illness
‘I know how you feel’
Three contributors exp lain why offering symp athy to those suffering chronic or long-term illness is better than endeavouring to emp athise with their condition
GUILD
The ‘New Guild’
Doreen Gibson, President of one of the oldest Church of Scotland Guild branches, describes how it was challenged to change by its own congregation
SERIES
A real sense of community
John R Hume reflects on the history of a Lanarkshire church which has witnessed on the same site for more than two centuries
NEWS
‘Crucial’ time for Fairtrade
Thomas Baldwin reports on trade uncertainty as he considers Fairtrade Fortnight
HISTORY MADE AS FIRST ASIAN FEMALE MINISTER ORDAINED
A former computing teacher has been ordained as the Church
INTERFAITH CONFERENCE
A day conference is to be held in Glasgow on
SCROLL CASTS LIGHT ON BOXER REBELLION
A fragile handwritten public proclamation has cast fresh light on
MALAWI APPEALS RAISE £1M
The emergency appeals for Malawi by four charities and the
CATHEDRAL GUIDES APPEAL
The Society of Friends of Glasgow Cathedral has made its
PARISH NEWS
NEARLY 1000 YEARS OF SERVICE
Nearly 1000 years of service in eldership was celebrated at
CROSS BOOK
The Rev Evelyn Hope, a retired Church of Scotland minister,
SUCCESSFUL KNITTING APPEAL
The Friendship Circle at Cardonald Parish Church in Glasgow took
HISTORIC CROSS BROUGHT INDOORS
The church of Kilmun, on the Holy Loch in Cowal,
COLLECTING FOR ADVENT
Most Advent calendars start full and then empty as it
REFUGEES PROJECT
Woodside Parish Church of Scotland in Aberdeen are working with
Labour of love completed
Thomas Baldwin reports on the official opening of an Aberdeen church after a £1.5m refurbishment
WORLD NEWS
CHRISTIAN YOUTH INVITED TO GATHERING
Making new friends from around the world, deepening a relationship
TACKLE INEQUALITY NOW
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC),
IRANIAN WOMEN SPREAD THE WORD
Women are playing a central role in the underground churches
CORRECTION
A picture of the Temple de Plainpalais in Geneva (above)
STUDY
Opening doors
In the final p art of his series, the Very Rev Dr Andrew McLellan considers an unlikely escape from prison
REVIEWS
REVIEWS
To mark the 25th anniversary of Terry Waite’s release from
REGISTERS
OBITUARY
Lady Marion Fraser, who died on Christmas Day, was without
MEDITATION
The Mystery of Life and God
The Very Rev Dr James Simp son considers the roots of faith
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