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CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT – The woman who told us: 'Without love we cannot live'

10 March 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT – The woman who told us: 'Without love we cannot live'

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT – The woman who told us: 'Without love we cannot live'

10 March 2024

The 'All shall be well…' message came from the deep-rooted faith of a remarkable woman.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hercule Poirot legend imagined Bible as 'script coming through the letterbox'

03 March 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hercule Poirot legend imagined Bible as 'script coming through the letterbox'

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hercule Poirot legend imagined Bible as 'script coming through the letterbox'

03 March 2024

Sir David Suchet once said if he wrote the story of his coming to faith, he might entitle it ‘Dragged kicking and screaming into Christianity’.


Blythswood's work reflects conviction that God cares for us

16 February 2024
Blythswood's work reflects conviction that God cares for us

Blythswood's work reflects conviction that God cares for us

16 February 2024

Christians believe God is the source of wisdom to both discern what is happening, and understand how to respond, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: These days, we look despairingly for messiahs

10 February 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: These days, we look despairingly for messiahs

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: These days, we look despairingly for messiahs

10 February 2024

Our columnist asks: Who will break the hold of the unjust powers and systems which oppress us?


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Why Jesus would be at home in this Highland men's shed'

28 January 2024
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Why Jesus would be at home in this Highland men's shed'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Why Jesus would be at home in this Highland men's shed'

28 January 2024

In some ways, the Men’s Shed functions like a church, our columnist says. The men show ‘a real concern for one another’.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Small moments are able to reveal bigger truth

07 January 2024
JOHN DEMPSTER: Small moments are able to reveal bigger truth

JOHN DEMPSTER: Small moments are able to reveal bigger truth

07 January 2024

In many Nativity scenes, the Wise Men show up at Christmas. But traditionally it was not until January 6, Epiphany, that these Magi reached Bethlehem.


Prince Charming aware of 'the kiss which makes everything new'

01 January 2024
Prince Charming aware of 'the kiss which makes everything new'

Prince Charming aware of 'the kiss which makes everything new'

01 January 2024

A familiar face on the panto stage talks about the difference his faith makes in day to day life.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s mercies are not just sweet, but scandalous

10 December 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s mercies are not just sweet, but scandalous

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s mercies are not just sweet, but scandalous

10 December 2023

JJ ‘has the sweetest soul in spite of everything he has been through’


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

03 December 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'At last! People are speaking out about these issues'

03 December 2023

We’re aware of the scandal of sexual abuse in churches, which should be among the safest places on Earth.


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Brief visions of the people we are becoming'

19 November 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Brief visions of the people we are becoming'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'Brief visions of the people we are becoming'

19 November 2023

'Those ageing faces, and some of the things I hear at Rhymes Recollected make me question how well, really, I will cope with growing older'.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The healing king may be seen in our darkest of days

05 November 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The healing king may be seen in our darkest of days

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The healing king may be seen in our darkest of days

05 November 2023

I remember that autumn 50 years ago, its fearful darkness: war in the Middle East; strikes; a three-day week and power cuts to conserve electricity.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Teaching resource is a joyful take on faith in life

29 October 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Teaching resource is a joyful take on faith in life

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Teaching resource is a joyful take on faith in life

29 October 2023

Presenter Alex MacQueen says “it’s like a key that unlocks the door to something huge and mysterious,” as her car drives across a remote terrain.


JOHN DEMSPTER: Bird's response to big question makes the heart sing

01 October 2023
JOHN DEMSPTER: Bird's response to big question makes the heart sing

JOHN DEMSPTER: Bird's response to big question makes the heart sing

01 October 2023

Since then, almost every time I’ve heard a bird singing, I’ve been reminded that God is not silent, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: There will always be people of ‘peculiar diligence and fidelity’

17 September 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: There will always be people of ‘peculiar diligence and fidelity’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: There will always be people of ‘peculiar diligence and fidelity’

17 September 2023

Beyond the material world lies a spiritual dimension realised not through dull prose, but in the poetry of quickened imagination, says our columnist.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Steps grow longer and more confident as we heed the call to rise up

03 September 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Steps grow longer and more confident as we heed the call to rise up

JOHN DEMPSTER: Steps grow longer and more confident as we heed the call to rise up

03 September 2023

Reflections from World Catholic Youth Day in Lisbon, attended by 1.5 million people, have lessons for all of us, reckons our columnist.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Everything belongs – including life's unexpected intrusions

27 August 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Everything belongs – including life's unexpected intrusions

JOHN DEMPSTER: Everything belongs – including life's unexpected intrusions

27 August 2023

'When you try to fight the darkness within, it grows stronger. When you gently acknowledge it, while refusing to be shaped by it, its power wanes.'


'There is certainly no doubt we need hope'

30 July 2023
'There is certainly no doubt we need hope'

'There is certainly no doubt we need hope'

30 July 2023

The Beacon of Hope sculpture offers some welcome food for thought, reckons John Dempster.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: How I encountered some of God’s ‘gentle, angry people’

09 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: How I encountered some of God’s ‘gentle, angry people’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: How I encountered some of God’s ‘gentle, angry people’

09 July 2023

They work in the name of Jesus to make the world a fairer, kinder, more equitable place, says our columnist.


Highland novel Electricity sparks thoughts on love and beauty

02 July 2023
Highland novel Electricity sparks thoughts on love and beauty

Highland novel Electricity sparks thoughts on love and beauty

02 July 2023

The novel shows the blessings of relishing the present, like =birds who sing at daybreak ‘as if every new dawn is a surprise to them, needing a song’.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'Always there is a hand on the tiller alongside ours'

25 June 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'Always there is a hand on the tiller alongside ours'

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: 'Always there is a hand on the tiller alongside ours'

25 June 2023

Christian faith is about much more than dutiful navigation, says our columnist.


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