Christian Viewpoint: We are all role models By Contributor Published: 09:00, 21 February 2021
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âWhat a heritage!â said Murray McChyene.
He was talking about the father whose name he shares, Robert Murray McCheyne who passed away in December,
writes John Dempster.
âMy dad had a massive influence on me.â
And the heritage stretches back further â Murray believes he is related to the hugely influential preacher and pastor with the same name, a minister in Dundee from 1835-43.
Murray, an Inverness-based lawyer, trustee of Blythswood Care, and community council chairman, told me about his upbringing in Banknock, the eldest of three sons.
Christian Viewpoint: Hang on to your ego and lose yourself in something immense By Gregor White Published: 10:00, 14 February 2021
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Roos Vonk
A fascinating research project led by Dutch academic Roos Vonk explores the effect on people of spiritual practices and mindfulness,
writes John Dempster.
The aim of such practices, she believes, is to bring you to a place where you are in the moment, conscious of being part of something much vaster than yourself, and free from the insistent demands of your ego.
Christian Viewpoint: Unconditional love means exactly that By Contributor Published: 08:30, 31 January 2021
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Simon Spence.
My chat with Simon Spence had hardly begun when he spoke enthusiastically about his belief that God not only loves us unconditionally, but also likes us,
writes John Dempster.
âThereâs nothing to be afraid of,â he says. âUnconditionally really means unconditionally.â
Simon is a Black Isle-based counsellor and psychotherapist. He is also a Christian. But he is not, he insists, a âChristian counsellorâ. He works with people of all faiths and none.