Reform March 2010

Interview »

Bernard Ntahoturi interview: What is forgiveness?
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Bernard Ntahoturi interview: What is forgiveness?

Lucy Berry meets Bernard Ntahoturi, Archbishop of Burundi

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Features »

Retreating into Lent
March 2, 2010 – 11:02 am |

Whether you physically take a break from your normal routine or explore other ways to make time and space for stillness, Lent offers a …

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Women’s World Day of Prayer
March 2, 2010 – 10:59 am | One Comment

Everything that has breath…
Eileen Rhodes looks forward to Women’s World Day of Prayer, which is led this year by women in Cameroon
By the time …

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A radical welcome for all
March 2, 2010 – 10:55 am |

Denese Chikwendu explains why she believes a radically inclusive approach to invitation should be at the heart of a new identity campaign being planned …

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Rural poverty must be tackled
March 2, 2010 – 10:46 am |

A Radio 4 appeal on 7 March to raise awareness of hardship in rural areas will seek also to raise funds to help the …

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Friendship, fun and FURY
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Friendship, fun and FURY

Having recently attended this year’s Assembly of young people in the United Reformed Church, Josh Thomas celebrates the opportunity it provides for fellowship and …

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Prose Poem – God Speaks
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |

Through this prose poem, Carla Grosch-Miller envisions what is meant by “the Word” of God and how it stretches from the beginning of time …

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China’s Bible explosion
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am | One Comment
China’s Bible explosion

The exponential scale of the growth of Christianity in China has left fledging church structures struggling to supply two vital resources, ministers and Bibles, …

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I was looking: a journey towards faith and community
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
I was looking: a journey towards faith and community

Single mum Vicky Turner describes her gradual journey from a troubled, often isolated background, towards finding faith and community

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Cumbria Floods – Though the mountains tremble
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Cumbria Floods – Though the mountains tremble

Having lived through the recent flooding in Cumbria and followed with everyone else the still unfolding horror of the earthquake in Haiti, Alistair Smeaton …

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Columnists »

Stephen Brown: Bards, birthdays and Bible truths
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Stephen Brown: <i>Bards, birthdays and Bible truths</i>

‘Is Burns really as good as some folk say, or is he a gladly-seized-upon national icon whose shortcomings are glossed over?’

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Sonia Christie – Eco-Mum: Sustainable fishing
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Sonia Christie – Eco-Mum: <i>Sustainable fishing</i>

‘OK, I admit it, perhaps the fish and chip shop was not the best place to have a discussion about depleting fish stocks’

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Notes from America – Ron Buford: Hope in New Orleans
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Notes from America – Ron Buford: <i>Hope in New Orleans</i>

‘New Orleans, a city that few imagined capable of comeback post-Katrina, celebrated the crowning of the New Orleans Saints as 2010 Super Bowl champions’

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Matt Stone – Starting Out: Overcoming ego
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Matt Stone – Starting Out: <i>Overcoming ego</i>

‘I’m beginning to see that the job of the preacher isn’t to stand in the way of the text, but to allow it to …

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Sheila Maxey – On the pilgrim Way: Old Testament
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Sheila Maxey – On the pilgrim Way: <i>Old Testament</i>

‘The pslams were putting words into my mouth again, uncomfortable words which I seemed to mean too literally’

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Bible study with Lawrence Moore: John 12: 1-8
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Bible study with Lawrence Moore: <i>John 12: 1-8</i>

‘Mary has introduced the spectre of death into the feast of life’

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Editorial »

Editorial – Kay Parris: Unforgiveable?
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |
Editorial – Kay Parris: Unforgiveable?

It took me months to forgive a friend of mine for a mildly thoughtless comment she made last year. The last vestiges of resentment disappeared the moment I finally confronted her with her tiny transgression, on the phone two weeks ago.

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Reviews »

Book reviews: March 2010
January 24, 2011 – 2:22 pm |
Book reviews: March 2010

Read book reviews from March 2010

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Reflection »

The nature of prayer
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |

‘I do have an occasional sense of hypocrisy when talking about prayer’

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Poetry »

Stones in the Wilderness – For Bill Wright
March 1, 2010 – 12:00 am |

Stones lie around me, dry, heavy,
unresponsive. I, so hungry
after all this fasting, see them
as so many broken loaves.
Close to delirium, reaching down
I grasp their …

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