On the pilgrim way: ‘Is this meeting a new kind of witness?’

01/12/2020 | Reform

Sheila Maxey finds hope before lockdown

There is nothing like something new to cheer me up as I begin to face the fact that we might be in this Covid-19 world for a long, long time. In early October, … Read More

Chapter & verse: Isaiah 61:10-62:3

01/12/2020 | Reform

Peter Cruchley on why Isaiah reminds him of footballer Marcus Rashford

Let’s explore these words from Isaiah alongside the words of the English footballer Marcus Rashford, who wrote – on 2 November, in an open letter to his ten-year-old … Read More

Community stories: Rosie Buxton

01/12/2020 | Reform

Continuing a series hearing from Church-Related Community Workers, Rosie Buxton tells the story of creating financial inclusion in Huddersfield

Church-related community work (CRCW) is about meeting people in whatever their situation and enabling networks to develop. Church-Related Community Workers … Read More

God is dead. Long live God

01/12/2020 | Reform

Belief in God is dying in the west, says Martin Camroux, but the mystery of God is inescapable

Can’t you hear those little bells tinkling? Down on your knees! They’re bringing the sacraments to a dying God,’ wrote the … Read More

A good question: Which Christmas carol says it all for you?

01/12/2020 | Reform

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article published in the December 2020 / January 2021 edition of Reform

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Here & now: Naomi Baldwin

01/12/2020 | Reform

Let’s find a new now, says Naomi Baldwin

I have, saved on my phone, a quote I come back to time and time again. It’s one of those annoying motivational ones with a blurred image of something completely irrelevant … Read More