A good question: Why should Christians read the Old Testament?

25/04/2025 | Reform

One question, four answers

Diana Paulding‘It is a really, really good story’

Far too often, I have sat through a service in which the Old Testament is completely ignored. For many it is seen as too messy, too complex, too … Read More

Riefenstahl

25/04/2025 | Reform

Directed by Andres VeielCertificate 15115 minutesReleased 9 May

There is something deeply depressing about the fact that one of the most talented female film directors who ever lived is also without a doubt also one of the most troubling. Leni … Read More

I wish I’d been there

25/04/2025 | Reform

The Council of Nicaea is 1,700 years old in May. Susan Durber looks back on the most momentous Church Meeting of all

I’m confident that many readers of Reform have been to church meetings of all sorts; a few Elders … Read More

Editorial: Planting seeds

25/04/2025 | Reform

I have been planting seeds for the first time in years. My wife grows beautiful flowers that make our garden a paradise, but I figure there are a few gaps between them and on the kitchen sill for something a … Read More

Give my Spirit Voice

25/04/2025 | Reform

As the URC celebrates 35 years of Rejoice and Sing, Stephen Tomkins hears from David Thompson the story of creating the hymnbook at the heart of the Church

The idea of producing a hymnbook for the United Reformed Church was … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Psalm 23

25/04/2025 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins finds fresh consolation in the best-loved scripture of all

What is there to say about the best-loved scripture of all? One thing is that it is also the most intimate. Other scriptures tell me God is our father … Read More