Pastor’s Pen: God wants us to change for the better

By Rev Ivan McIlhinneyWould you like a change? A change is as good as a rest. Or maybe you’re comfortable and fairly secure as you are and a change is the last thing you want.

I grew up in a country place in the post-war years and the world has changed almost beyond recognition in my lifetime.

Much of the revolutionary change of the last half century has been driven my modern technology. But there is also the rapid pace of social and moral change which is leaving Christians and the Church feeling marginalised and in a very different relationship with wider society than was the case only a short time ago.

How do we develop appropriate strategies for this new context? How do we cope with change?