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Christian Viewpoint: Can you truly be yourself if you have ‘zero feelings’?

01 January 2023
Christian Viewpoint: Can you truly be yourself if you have ‘zero feelings’?

Christian Viewpoint: Can you truly be yourself if you have ‘zero feelings’?

01 January 2023

“You don’t know what you’re missing,” sang Zoe Clark on my daughter’s car radio. The song was Zero Feelings, which reflected my emotions that day.


I believe Christmas is yet another nudge from God

18 December 2022
I believe Christmas is yet another nudge from God

I believe Christmas is yet another nudge from God

18 December 2022

For some of us, Christmas is a time of joy and celebration with those we love. For others, late December is a time of pain and remembered loss.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Cale House embodies God’s radical welcome

11 December 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Cale House embodies God’s radical welcome

JOHN DEMPSTER: Cale House embodies God’s radical welcome

11 December 2022

COLUMNIST John Dempster explores the work of Cale House in Inverness.


We’re all characters in a story by a higher power

04 December 2022
We’re all characters in a story by a higher power

We’re all characters in a story by a higher power

04 December 2022

I was an enthusiastic scribbler as a teenager – stories and poems flowed freely from the tip of my biro.


We do not truly own anything – everything is a gift from God

20 November 2022
We do not truly own anything – everything is a gift from God

We do not truly own anything – everything is a gift from God

20 November 2022

The recent COP27 conference in Egypt reminded us of the need for action on climate change, the most serious crisis ever to face humanity.


Lift your heart beyond negativism – and connect

13 November 2022
Lift your heart beyond negativism – and connect

Lift your heart beyond negativism – and connect

13 November 2022

‘What’s your special book?’ HighlandLIT are asking you to celebrate Book Week Scotland.


John Dempster: Our bodies worship along with our hearts and minds

06 November 2022
John Dempster: Our bodies worship along with our hearts and minds

John Dempster: Our bodies worship along with our hearts and minds

06 November 2022

I know I am also saying ‘Yes!’ to the Beauty of which all other beauty is a pale reflection.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hope springs eternal that what is broken can mend

08 October 2022
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hope springs eternal that what is broken can mend

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Hope springs eternal that what is broken can mend

08 October 2022

Columnist John Dempster writes about his hope that broken things can be restored.


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'I felt they loved me into the kingdom rather than convinced me'

25 September 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'I felt they loved me into the kingdom rather than convinced me'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'I felt they loved me into the kingdom rather than convinced me'

25 September 2022

Christian Viewpoint tells of how God's love can help even in the pain of Ukraine war.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Empathy for those left 'numb and unmoved' by death of Queen Elizabeth II

18 September 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Empathy for those left 'numb and unmoved' by death of Queen Elizabeth II

JOHN DEMPSTER: Empathy for those left 'numb and unmoved' by death of Queen Elizabeth II

18 September 2022

While not everyone feels the same way about the death of the late Queen, the guiding force that helped her can benefit all, says John Dempster.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Here's why Carla feels free to be the person she’s created to be

11 September 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Here's why Carla feels free to be the person she’s created to be

JOHN DEMPSTER: Here's why Carla feels free to be the person she’s created to be

11 September 2022

Carla speaks of a loving God from whom human beings are estranged due to our messed-up lives.


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'If only the world were as it is here portrayed!'

04 September 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'If only the world were as it is here portrayed!'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'If only the world were as it is here portrayed!'

04 September 2022

I can imagine a child looking up from Scottish writer Kenneth Steven’s new picture book and saying: “But it’s not like that, is it?”


JOHN DEMPSTER: 'We are God’s poem – or artwork'

28 August 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: 'We are God’s poem – or artwork'

JOHN DEMPSTER: 'We are God’s poem – or artwork'

28 August 2022

“I begin with the eyes”: Black Isle portrait painter William Mather describes how he vividly reproduces people’s personalities on paper.


JOHN DEMPSTER: The moment I viewed Jesus as if for the first time

21 August 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: The moment I viewed Jesus as if for the first time

JOHN DEMPSTER: The moment I viewed Jesus as if for the first time

21 August 2022

Wouldn’t it be rather lovely to meet Jesus again as if for the first time?


JOHN DEMPSTER: The book that brought a sceptic to God

14 August 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: The book that brought a sceptic to God

JOHN DEMPSTER: The book that brought a sceptic to God

14 August 2022

As a young man, David Sim was indifferent to Christianity. A thoughtful, intelligent Aberdonian, he was happy working in accountancy IT.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Where was God when I was quivering with fear as a teenager?

07 August 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Where was God when I was quivering with fear as a teenager?

JOHN DEMPSTER: Where was God when I was quivering with fear as a teenager?

07 August 2022

Was I indoctrinated? Yes.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Clachworks vision shines light on the common good

17 July 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Clachworks vision shines light on the common good

JOHN DEMPSTER: Clachworks vision shines light on the common good

17 July 2022

I recently attended a gala held by Clachworks at Merkinch. This community project plans to open a tool library later in the year.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian Viewpoint – Something changed for the 'reluctant convert'

10 July 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian Viewpoint – Something changed for the 'reluctant convert'

JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian Viewpoint – Something changed for the 'reluctant convert'

10 July 2022

The Most Reluctant Convert, tells the story of the journey from atheism to Christian faith taken by one of the foremost Christian communicators.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Exploring the relationship between faith and health

03 July 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Exploring the relationship between faith and health

JOHN DEMPSTER: Exploring the relationship between faith and health

03 July 2022

Our columnist discusses his new book 'Choosing Joy'.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Artist finds a key to solving our troubles

26 June 2022
JOHN DEMPSTER: Artist finds a key to solving our troubles

JOHN DEMPSTER: Artist finds a key to solving our troubles

26 June 2022

Open the Eyes of My Heart is the title of a stunning exhibition of work by local artist Ian Whyte which is on display at Inverness Creative Academy.


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