Author: Stella Campbell (page 3)

The General Assembly closed yesterday with a view to meeting again on 15 May 2026.  There has been much debate and discussion, with a number of significant decisions being made over a range of subjects.  We will need to take…

Lego kits can be incredible fun, with tremendous satisfaction when they are completed.  They can also be very challenging.  Getting all the right pieces in all the right places can be a nightmare.  And if you go wrong, trying to…

On Monday I encountered a different kind of ‘bourach’.  As many of you will know, ‘bourach’ is an old Scots word, meaning a ‘muddle or mess’, but seemingly it was also used to describe a ‘small, humble house’. Davy’s Bourach…

Last night at our Presbytery meeting, the subject of debate arose and the question was posed by one of our presbyters, “how do we generate a spirit of debate?”  It was part of a discussion around improving the workings of…

‘Why do you look for the living among the dead?’  Luke 24:5 It’s a stark question for the women, as they come to anoint the body of their beloved Lord.  And a wonderful proclamation.  Jesus is not dead.  You will…

Have you ever wondered why it is called ‘Holy’ Week?  Or indeed, when the practice of marking the days between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday began? Some describe it as the Great Week because great deeds were done by God…

Finding new songs and new ways of celebrating the events running up to Easter Sunday was a part of parish ministry that I really enjoyed.  A number of years ago I came across Hosanna Rock, which became a firm favourite…

At our Presbytery meeting in February, we agreed to undertake an exercise to establish a list of everyone who was conducting worship on a regular basis throughout our Presbytery.  You may be one of those people! Our particular focus is…

Lent is a time when we can reflect on the theme of wilderness, which appears often within scripture.  From Abraham setting out for Canaan to Hagar being rescued by God with a well.  From Moses leaving Egypt and the burning…

Last week I participated in the second residential of Place for Hope’s Faith in Change and Conflict programme in the beautiful setting of Kinnoull monastery, Perth.  It is the course used to train mediators, but it is open to all…