Commitment-Phobe: Hard fast

01/03/2021 | Reform

I’m not sure what this fasting is for

With Lent coming, I thought I would reflect on fasting and maybe make a plan. I am not a particularly disciplined person. I do not stick to a routine easily, even for … Read More

Art in Focus – March 2021

01/03/2021 | Reform

KintsugiPottery, powdered gold

Broken tea bowl? Disaster! But wait. Look more closely. Those cracks are filled with gold.

This is an example of the ancient Japanese tradition of Kintsugi – the art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or … Read More

Here & now: Helen Glasse

01/03/2021 | Reform

Helen Glasse begins teaching assistant work in lockdown

Early In January 2020, I started working as a teaching assistant in a primary school, before Covid-19 had become a problem even in Wuhan, let alone here. Well, what a year! I … Read More

A good question: Are churches united enough now?

01/03/2021 | Reform

One question, four answers

These are extracts from an article published in the March 2021 edition of Reform

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Art in Focus – February 2021

26/02/2021 | Reform

Traditional Bihar designsBaby Sharma, natural dyes and pigments

Baby Sharma is painting a design traditional to the Madhubani or Mithila region of Bihar, India. These paintings – done by hand, using natural dyes and pigments – mostly depict deities from … Read More

How we get along

29/01/2021 | Reform

What unites us, what divides us, and how to build friendship? Ed Kessler presents the findings of a major report into diversity in the UK

It is common to read in the media that our increasingly diverse society – particularly … Read More