Editorial: Turning over a new leaf

29/01/2021 | Reform

One of the most disconcerting experiences I’ve had for a while was watching interviews with protesters arriving in Washington on 6 January, Epiphany. These were not the rioters who broke into the Capitol, but peaceful demonstrators in support of President … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I must contradict Dylan Thomas’

29/01/2021 | Reform

Sheila Maxey rediscovers the spirit of Advent

I am, by nature, a long-term planner: holidays, family gatherings, theatre trips. So, among all the other challenges of Covid-19, I have had to accept cancellation after cancellation. As Christmas approached, the stripping … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 2:1-12

29/01/2021 | Reform

John Bradbury considers what a wedding party tells us about God’s kingdom

It seems perverse to invite you to contemplate a vast wedding celebration just now. I’m writing this in the middle of a lockdown, when large gatherings of friends … Read More

Community stories: Jo Patterson

29/01/2021 | Reform

Continuing a series hearing from Church-Related Community Workers, Jo Patterson tells the story of integrating a church and community centre in Peckham, London

I had been going to the United Reformed Church in Orpington, Kent, for 13 years when somebody … Read More

Reviews – February 2021

29/01/2021 | Reform

Not such a harmless prank

AssassinsDirected by Ryan WhiteCertificate 12, 104 minutesReleased 29 January, online

In 2017, Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia briefly became headline news when Kim Jong-nam, half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was … Read More

Art in Focus – December 2020 / January 2021

26/01/2021 | Reform

Adorazione del Bambino (Adoration of the Christ Child)Geritt van Honthorst, oil on canvas

The Dutch painter Geritt, or Gerard, van Honthorst was also known as Gherardo delle Notti (Gerard of the nights) for his fascination with light in the darkness. … Read More