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CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

29 September 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Artworks embody the hope of Christian faith

29 September 2024

You see on entering what was Bishop Eden’s personal chapel at Eden Court Theatre a life-size figure, a young girl perched on her father’s shoulders.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: What is the secret of real happiness?

15 September 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: What is the secret of real happiness?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: What is the secret of real happiness?

15 September 2024

What a lovely sunny Saturday we had a couple of weeks ago! There is so much to enjoy in the Highlands, so much evident happiness.


Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

08 September 2024
Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

08 September 2024

Highland Theological College trains and equips people who want to support the church, or other Christian organisations, says our columnist.


Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

08 September 2024
Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

Why does Scotland need a theological college when traditional belief seems to be declining?

08 September 2024

Highland Theological College trains and equips people who want to support the church, or other Christian organisations, says our columnist.


‘I suffered trauma as a result of Christian beliefs’

01 September 2024
‘I suffered trauma as a result of Christian beliefs’

‘I suffered trauma as a result of Christian beliefs’

01 September 2024

The impact on my life was massive - years of angst, struggle and fear, feeling myself always on the outside, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Does it make any sense to put ‘Jesus’ and ‘the Holocaust’ in the same sentence?

25 August 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Does it make any sense to put ‘Jesus’ and ‘the Holocaust’ in the same sentence?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Does it make any sense to put ‘Jesus’ and ‘the Holocaust’ in the same sentence?

25 August 2024

Jesus Christ was there in Auschwitz, suffering alongside each inmate, present in the countless acts of love they showed, says our columnist..


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: In a world with so much darkness and despair, creativity brings life and hope

18 August 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: In a world with so much darkness and despair, creativity brings life and hope

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: In a world with so much darkness and despair, creativity brings life and hope

18 August 2024

I believe God is forever speaking to us - through words, sometimes, but also in the wonders of nature and through other people, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Novel’s story has a message of hope for those in need

04 August 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Novel’s story has a message of hope for those in need

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Novel’s story has a message of hope for those in need

04 August 2024

Charlotte remembers a Sunday School picnic when she was a child in the Chilterns.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

28 July 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Can your dog teach you about the unconditional love of God?

28 July 2024

God sets us free, trusting us, and restores us and helps us live with the consequences when we mess up, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Any dream will NOT do

21 July 2024
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Any dream will NOT do

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Any dream will NOT do

21 July 2024

We see God as central to our personal stories, giving us skills, opportunities, and a potential we’re challenged to fulfil, says our columnist.


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'.


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