Personal saviour?

26/03/2024 | Reform

Trevor Jamison asks why Mary Magdalene did not – and then did – recognise the risen Jesus

What prevented Mary Magdalene from recognising Jesus on the first Easter morning, when, the Gospel of John tells us, she took him for … Read More

When your body won’t behave itself

26/03/2024 | Reform

Lee Battle reflects on living with an unpredictable body

My name is Lee Battle, and I am a minister in Wales and my body just won’t behave itself….

Lee Battle is interim minister of Portprennau Community Church

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Jesus and… the environment

26/03/2024 | Reform

A series on what we have to learn from and about Jesus on a range of subjects. This month, Rosalind Selby on the environment

I have come across a number of efforts to show just how much Jesus cared about … Read More

A good question: What can we learn from the Church in Africa?

26/03/2024 | Reform

One question, four answers

Peggy Kabonde‘Everywhere in Africa, the Church is recording growing membership’

Church life in Africa is characterised by deep faith, the joy of worship through music, dancing, praying and responsive meditation, and social responsibility undertaken in nearly … Read More

Time to stand

26/03/2024 | Reform

The Revd Mark Coleman stood as an independent candidate in the Rochdale by-election on 29 February. He gained 455 votes. He was a vicar in Rochdale and he has spent time in prison for his part in Insulate Britain protests. … Read More

Art in Focus: April 2024

26/03/2024 | Reform

John the Evangelist, Gunda Gunde Gospel Book, Ethiopia c. 1540Ink and paint on parchmentWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

Ethiopian art is having a moment. Two major exhibitions in the United States have just closed – Africa and Byzantium at New York’s Metropolitan … Read More