Exile and return: Covid style

23/04/2021 | Reform

Meg Warner on the Israelites’ return from exile, and ours

Yesterday, for my daily hour of exercise, I walked around a nearby park. I have done this so many times in recent months that I didn’t expect to see anything … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Back to church part 2

23/04/2021 | Reform

My first Sunday back in church

The great church reopen was my psychological Easter rollercoaster ride. I was not looking forward to returning to in-person services. I was scared of losing the intimacy and connection we had found as a … Read More

Flying vaccines

23/04/2021 | Reform

The Christian pilot getting Covid-19 vaccines to the remotest parts of Lesotho

On 23 March, Grant Strugnell delivered the first doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine to a mountainside clinic near Kuebunyane, the most remote airstrip in Lesotho. Kuebunyane comprises several remote … Read More

I am… a survivor of homelessness

23/04/2021 | Reform

Made homeless by mental health problems

I was homeless from 1983 to 1984, for well over a year, so I had experience of being homeless during all four seasons.

My homelessness was a direct effect of mental illness. I had … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I definitely spiced up my otherwise clean act’

23/04/2021 | Reform

Paul Kerensa has a comedy confession to make

As a kneel-down stand-up, I’m often asked: ‘How do you keep your comedy on the straight and narrow?’ Truth is, I don’t always.

I try, but have moments of slippage. One particular … Read More

The story of our streets

23/04/2021 | Reform

Our Edinburgh church was inspired by Harry Potter to stretch its vision of mission, writes Laurence Wareing

Walk down George IV Bridge in Edinburgh at the present time and it’s a weirdly quiet place. If you have a mind to, … Read More