Home   Authors   Author

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Time is no factor when it comes to what matters

16 April 2023
CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Time is no factor when it comes to what matters

CHRISTIAN VIEWPOINT: Time is no factor when it comes to what matters

16 April 2023

There is something Christlike about Father Dominic, coming from a distant place to serve people here, says our columnist.


JOHN DEMPSTER: This is one reason why the story of Easter is so relevant

09 April 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: This is one reason why the story of Easter is so relevant

JOHN DEMPSTER: This is one reason why the story of Easter is so relevant

09 April 2023

Listening to Martin Haworth speak, I was awakened once more to the significance of Easter.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian leader helping everyone to feel included

02 April 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian leader helping everyone to feel included

JOHN DEMPSTER: Christian leader helping everyone to feel included

02 April 2023

Tim Raynes is passionate about helping children and young people in Scotland who are on the margins.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Moments of light and joy are few and far between

26 March 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Moments of light and joy are few and far between

JOHN DEMPSTER: Moments of light and joy are few and far between

26 March 2023

People brought up in fundamentalist settings may find things they recognise in Everyone Else Burns.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Room for differing views on the Christian journey

19 March 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Room for differing views on the Christian journey

JOHN DEMPSTER: Room for differing views on the Christian journey

19 March 2023

As a Christian, I’m impressed by SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes’ wisdom and apparently heart-felt commitment to what’s best for Scotland.


Christian Viewpoint: There are some things we simply cannot understand

12 March 2023
Christian Viewpoint: There are some things we simply cannot understand

Christian Viewpoint: There are some things we simply cannot understand

12 March 2023

When Paul Haringman asked how he was, the barber replied “amazing”.


Christian Viewpoint: Dramatic revival can have lasting change on people

05 March 2023
Christian Viewpoint: Dramatic revival can have lasting change on people

Christian Viewpoint: Dramatic revival can have lasting change on people

05 March 2023

At the end of the daily chapel service one Wednesday in February some of the students had a powerful sense of God’s presence.


Christian Viewpoint: 'Nobody’s perfect and Lent helps us remember that'

26 February 2023
Christian Viewpoint: 'Nobody’s perfect and Lent helps us remember that'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Nobody’s perfect and Lent helps us remember that'

26 February 2023

‘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.


Christian Viewpoint: Reflection of author's faith on display in new book

19 February 2023
Christian Viewpoint: Reflection of author's faith on display in new book

Christian Viewpoint: Reflection of author's faith on display in new book

19 February 2023

Raised in a Christian family, she realised as a young teenager that faith is a personal thing, and said ‘Yes!’ to Jesus


Christian Viewpoint: 'What we take from any story depends on what we bring to it'

12 February 2023
Christian Viewpoint: 'What we take from any story depends on what we bring to it'

Christian Viewpoint: 'What we take from any story depends on what we bring to it'

12 February 2023

Columnist John Dempster explores the way literature can help us to reflect on our own lives.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Being really listened to is often enough to help

05 February 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Being really listened to is often enough to help

JOHN DEMPSTER: Being really listened to is often enough to help

05 February 2023

I know how liberating it is to have a friend who truly listens as you share things which are troubling you.


JOHN DEMPSTER: Which of our attitudes will be seen with incredulity?

29 January 2023
JOHN DEMPSTER: Which of our attitudes will be seen with incredulity?

JOHN DEMPSTER: Which of our attitudes will be seen with incredulity?

29 January 2023

"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."


Christian Viewpoint: 'Census only reveals one aspect of our spirituality'

22 January 2023
Christian Viewpoint: 'Census only reveals one aspect of our spirituality'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Census only reveals one aspect of our spirituality'

22 January 2023

Census data suggests a shift in religious views. Columnist John Dempster explores what lessons the data reveals.


Christian Viewpoint: 'Church provided a peace never known before'

15 January 2023
Christian Viewpoint: 'Church provided a peace never known before'

Christian Viewpoint: 'Church provided a peace never known before'

15 January 2023

Trainee priest's words restored faith to Mags Macdonald in a moment of despair.


Christian Viewpoint: 'We come perplexed, struggling with doubts'

08 January 2023
Christian Viewpoint: 'We come perplexed, struggling with doubts'

Christian Viewpoint: 'We come perplexed, struggling with doubts'

08 January 2023

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.


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.


Christian Viewpoint: I discovered that God is fundamentally love

25 December 2022
Christian Viewpoint: I discovered that God is fundamentally love

Christian Viewpoint: I discovered that God is fundamentally love

25 December 2022

Having this column has been a privilege. It’s great that the view held by a significant proportion of Highland people.


Christian Viewpoint: 'This was God’s house and God’s people – I was safe'

24 December 2022
Christian Viewpoint: 'This was God’s house and God’s people – I was safe'

Christian Viewpoint: 'This was God’s house and God’s people – I was safe'

24 December 2022

Last Thursday I was with my wife Lorna at a charity carol service at Westminster Abbey, writes John Dempster.


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.


This site uses cookies. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies - Learn More