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CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Get a taste of the 'fruit of the Spirit'

24 September 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Get a taste of the 'fruit of the Spirit'

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Get a taste of the 'fruit of the Spirit'

24 September 2023

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are our nine a day!


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.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Retreat centre is like Lord of the Rings sanctuary

10 September 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Retreat centre is like Lord of the Rings sanctuary

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Retreat centre is like Lord of the Rings sanctuary

10 September 2023

Folk come seeking space, silence and meditation, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Young people ‘seek faith, not something artificial’

03 September 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Young people ‘seek faith, not something artificial’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Young people ‘seek faith, not something artificial’

03 September 2023

Not just our fellow-Christians, but God too welcomes us, and is with us as our steps grow both in length and in confidence, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Climate emergency reminds us everything is interrelated

27 August 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Climate emergency reminds us everything is interrelated

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Climate emergency reminds us everything is interrelated

27 August 2023

We know that despite multiple conflicts, there is but one human race, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The act of praying can lead to real change

20 August 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The act of praying can lead to real change

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The act of praying can lead to real change

20 August 2023

Every Saturday, Sister Cecilia enters the lottery, and prays for a win large enough to guarantee the Order of St Philomena’s financial security.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s great song helps us live the life we were made for

06 August 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s great song helps us live the life we were made for

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: God’s great song helps us live the life we were made for

06 August 2023

No matter what happens to us inside of time, we are utterly secure because we are held by a great outside-of-time love, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will our collective struggle forge mutual kindness?

30 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will our collective struggle forge mutual kindness?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Will our collective struggle forge mutual kindness?

30 July 2023

Besides the climate emergency, so many other issues concern us: personal, national and international, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Everyone carries ‘baggage’ from their past – some may be from church

23 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Everyone carries ‘baggage’ from their past – some may be from church

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Everyone carries ‘baggage’ from their past – some may be from church

23 July 2023

We were made for relationship with the One who knows us and loves us and wants to walk with us, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: My image of God was often a false one – a hard-to-please tyrant

16 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: My image of God was often a false one – a hard-to-please tyrant

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: My image of God was often a false one – a hard-to-please tyrant

16 July 2023

More than ever before I am aware of my utter dependence on the God who connects with my deepest self and gives me hope, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Who are some of God’s ‘gentle, angry people’?

09 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Who are some of God’s ‘gentle, angry people’?

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Who are 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.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: It’s not just future-builders who value the ‘now’

02 July 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: It’s not just future-builders who value the ‘now’

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: It’s not just future-builders who value the ‘now’

02 July 2023

How often we burden ourselves, striving to believe the ‘right things’, beating ourselves up over our failings – a thought from our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We sail on one vessel, at times taking guidance

25 June 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We sail on one vessel, at times taking guidance

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: We sail on one vessel, at times taking guidance

25 June 2023

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


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Every day brings the chance to learn new steps

18 June 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Every day brings the chance to learn new steps

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Every day brings the chance to learn new steps

18 June 2023

Strictly Inverness finalist says: “I think God wants us to live a full life.”


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: I use other terms instead of misunderstood ‘G’ word

11 June 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: I use other terms instead of misunderstood ‘G’ word

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: I use other terms instead of misunderstood ‘G’ word

11 June 2023

In Scotland today, few people understand why Christians are people of hope, says our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Pilgrimage helps missing piece fall into place

04 June 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Pilgrimage helps missing piece fall into place

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Pilgrimage helps missing piece fall into place

04 June 2023

'You have to totally engage with faith. It can’t just be a peripheral thing in our lives,' hears our columnist.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The Wonder of nature is an expression of God

28 May 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The Wonder of nature is an expression of God

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: The Wonder of nature is an expression of God

28 May 2023

In Highland author Merryn Glover’s The Hidden Fires she describes her growing passion for the Cairngorms.


JOHN DEMPSTER: What difference does God make when I’m anxious?

21 May 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: What difference does God make when I’m anxious?

JOHN DEMPSTER: What difference does God make when I’m anxious?

21 May 2023

This week saw my 71st birthday. I’ve been looking forward to it, remembering my 70th a year ago when my family made me feel so special and cherished.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Finding the right path took time, but was worth it

14 May 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Finding the right path took time, but was worth it

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Finding the right path took time, but was worth it

14 May 2023

Ruth Dunster remembers her childhood self responding with a “sense of wonder and awe” – of divine presence almost – to the beauties of nature.


CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Modern monarchy does contrast with King Jesus

05 May 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Modern monarchy does contrast with King Jesus

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Modern monarchy does contrast with King Jesus

05 May 2023

Tomorrow’s coronation, its symbolism drawing on centuries of tradition, is at heart a Christian ceremony.


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