Pat Finlow: Party time

26/05/2017 | Reform

As this short election season comes to a climax on 8 June, Pat Finlow of Christians in Politics has one more slogan for Christians to hear

Elections tend to attract slogans of one kind or another: pithy sayings that capture … Read More

If pulpits could talk

26/05/2017 | Reform

From modern Communion tables to ancient pews, Stephen Tomkins hears the stories told by church furniture

For my art O level, one of the subjects for paintings was simply ‘A church’. I lovingly reproduced my own church in oils. ‘Err, yeah,’ … Read More

Editorial: Party leaders do God

26/05/2017 | Reform

Maybe I wasn’t paying attention, but I don’t remember Easter messages being a thing that UK politicians do. Since Alastair Campbell used the statement to stop Tony Blair talking about his faith, ‘We don’t do God’ has become the expected … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘They talked about when they were young’

26/05/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey hosts lunch for octogenarians

‘How’s your Alzheimer’s, Bob?’ I asked an 85-year-old relative as he arrived at our house for a family lunch for the ‘oldest generation’. It was a serious question. Five years ago, at a large … Read More

A good question: Why go to church?

02/05/2017 | Reform

One question, four answers

 

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This article was published in the May 2017 edition of  Reform

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God created humanism

02/05/2017 | Reform

Christians have a message for the secular values of our world, says Theo Hobson, and it starts with ‘yes’

Who are we? I think that a major muddle surrounds the question of Christian identity. It prevents us from giving a … Read More