January 2024

JANUARY 2024

The Nuclear Debate at 70
Reflections from veteran campaigners, a former submariner and a minister whose old parish included Faslane

Coffee, a Chat and a Calling
In the first part of a new series on ministry recruitment, the Very Rev Dr Martin Fair highlights the role of encouragers in the birth of ministries

‘A Real Sense of Letting Go'
How a service of loss and renewal helped people heal and find peace.

‘Everything is a Challenge'
The leader of the Presbyterian Church of Myanmar explains the challenges of civil unrest and natural disaster – and how the Church of Scotland is helping.

Families Matter
In the first part of a new series looking at the life of Joseph, the Very Rev Colin Sinclair considers Genesis 37:1-11.

The Meeting Place of 2024
The Rev Ruth Kennedy explains why the digital world is the meeting place of today.

Regulars
The Rev Roddy Hamilton on worship
Reflection by the Rev Dr Richard Frazer
Youth column: Emily Kerrigan
My Church: Dot Getliffe DCS
View from the Pulpit: the Rev Jim Reid

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