Here & now: Rachel Mander

26/06/2020 | Reform

Rachel Mander imagines how the world could respond to coronavirus

What do your dreams say about what you value? I’ve been reflecting on this question in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. In the space of half a year, … Read More

Art in Focus – June 2020

26/06/2020 | Reform

Die Speisung (The Feeding)Nikola Saric, watercolour on canvas

The Serbian German painter Nikola Sarić came to sudden prominence in 2015 because of his Icon of the Holy Martyrs of Libya (see ‘Art in focus’, Reform, September 2018.) Sarić was … Read More

Use well the interval

29/05/2020 | Reform

The pandemic is an opportunity to change things permanently, argues Jill Segger

We are in a strange land. A place of quarantine, self isolation, shielding, social distancing and loneliness. We are exiles from our normal lives and from much … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘He clashes with their candles and calm’

29/05/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa on how the Church can serve introverts and extroverts alike

Introverts, extroverts, converts: lend me your ears. This is the third and final column in a series of three, pondering how the Church can serve introverts and … Read More

I am… back on the medical frontline

29/05/2020 | Reform

Susan Salt returns to medicine after ministry

In March 2019, after a 30-year career in medicine, I resigned from my post in palliative medicine. I voluntarily removed my name from the General Medical Council’s register and was ordained deacon … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Am I wasting time?’

29/05/2020 | Reform

I am writing this in late April and find myself, not surprisingly, thinking about time. I was brought up with quite a puritanical approach to time: it had to be used well. We offered our talents and our time … Read More