‘Dust and Glory’ is the theme our church is focussing on this Lent, the six weeks up to Easter which began a few days ago, writes John Dempster.
Raised in a Christian family, she realised as a young teenager that faith is a personal thing, and said ‘Yes!’ to Jesus
Columnist John Dempster explores the way literature can help us to reflect on our own lives.
I know how liberating it is to have a friend who truly listens as you share things which are troubling you.
"Evil is among you. It walks beside you in the field. It eats at your table. It sleeps in your bed. Evil can enter even the house of God."
Census data suggests a shift in religious views. Columnist John Dempster explores what lessons the data reveals.
Trainee priest's words restored faith to Mags Macdonald in a moment of despair.
I LOVE the words my friend Iain posted on Facebook a year ago beside a photo of the three wise men in his church, writes John Dempster.
“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.
Having this column has been a privilege. It’s great that the view held by a significant proportion of Highland people.
Last Thursday I was with my wife Lorna at a charity carol service at Westminster Abbey, writes John Dempster.
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.
COLUMNIST John Dempster explores the work of Cale House in Inverness.
I was an enthusiastic scribbler as a teenager – stories and poems flowed freely from the tip of my biro.
The recent COP27 conference in Egypt reminded us of the need for action on climate change, the most serious crisis ever to face humanity.
The recent COP27 conference in Egypt reminded us of the need for action on climate change, the most serious crisis ever to face humanity.
‘What’s your special book?’ HighlandLIT are asking you to celebrate Book Week Scotland.
On Monday evening, the pavements will be busy with excited children dressed in scary costumes, carrying torches and hollowed-out pumpkins.
Worship in Scottish churches is often very cerebral, Cleopas told me, focussing on deep and searching ideas about God.
Lorna and I are just back from a holiday in Whithorn, a sleepy town on a peninsula in Galloway well south of the busy A75.
