I am… a L’Arche core member

26/06/2020 | Reform

Kathy Louise Barton describes life as a L’Arche core member

I used to live with my mum, Mary, and Tommy. Tommy is a cat, and he used to sleep with me in my bed. Tommy liked the sunshine, to play … Read More

Interview: Changing to stay faithful

26/06/2020 | Reform

John Bradbury, incoming United Reformed Church General Secretary, talks to Stephen Tomkins

When the Revd Dr John Bradbury was nominated to be General Secretary of the United Reformed Church in 2019, he could hardly have pictured the circumstances in which … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘What does being generous mean now?’

26/06/2020 | Reform

Sheila Maxey wonders how to be generous in lockdown

A poem by John O’Donohue which has helped me throughout this lockdown is now bothering me. It begins: ‘This is the time to be slow /… until the bitter weather passes’. … Read More

Art in focus: July/August 2020

26/06/2020 | Reform

Solar SystemEllen Harding Baker, wool-fabric applique, silk embroidery

In 1876, the solar system was all the rage. Ellen Harding Baker was an astronomer – an acceptable field of interest for women in the 19th century – and was looking for … Read More

A good question: What has the pandemic taught us?

26/06/2020 | Reform

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article published in the July/August 2020 edition of Reform

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Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘They crossed, the Red Sea two metres apart’

26/06/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa and pals rewrite the Bible from a lockdown perspective

If you watch TV from the ‘old times’ (filmed before March 2020), it can be unsettling. There are actors not socially distancing all over the place. We watched a … Read More