Chapter & verse: Matthew 13:51-52

30/10/2018 | Reform

Fiona Thomas on what makes a good scribe

I once had a classmate who left school to join the civil service. At the time, I didn’t know what that meant. Civil servants are sometimes the silent, invisible people who get … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: The ten micro commandments

30/10/2018 | Reform

Paul Kerensa devises ten micro commandments for new church visitors

In our church, look heavenward and you’ll see three huge, stone slabs. One inscribed with the Ten Commandments, one with the Beatitudes and one with the Lord’s Prayer. It’s a … Read More

Reviews – November 2018

30/10/2018 | Reform

Massacre of the Norwegian innocents

Utøya July 22 Directed by Erik Poppe Certificate 15, 92 minutes Released 26 October

This film is a Norwegian-language reconstruction of the experience of the teenagers attending Norway’s Labour party youth leaders’ summer camp on … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Grief has cut us to the heart’

30/10/2018 | Reform

Sheila Maxey grieves a terrible family tragedy

On 28 August, our 24-year-old granddaughter, Ciara, took her own life. It was a deliberate act, not a cry for help.

Our son, Peter, had long been separated from Donna, Ciara’s mother, and … Read More

Editorial: 11-11-1911

30/10/2018 | Reform

One hundred years ago this month, when the end of the First World War was announced, people in Britain rang bells, lit bonfires and set off fireworks. Such activities were all the more enjoyable, having been banned by the Home … Read More

A good question: Can slavery end?

01/10/2018 | Reform

One question, five answers

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This article was published in the October 2018 edition of  Reform

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