Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘We’re trying to take a step back from smartphones – and say hello to dumbphones.’

02/10/2024 | Reform

Be smart, get dumb, says Paul Kerensa

The new academic year has meant an ‘autumn-clean’ of our family’s digital life. Somehow our two children – surely toddlers a minute ago – are now in secondary school. With that jump comes … Read More

A good question: What is our hope?

02/10/2024 | Reform

One question, four answers

Louise Franklin‘They said, the Christians die with a light in their eyes.’

Every day I am nearer to death than I was yesterday. And I am more confident now than I was when I was converted … Read More

When the dream becomes reality

02/10/2024 | Reform

The URC’s presence at Greenbelt Festival 2024 – with the theme of ‘Dream On’ – was the culmination of months of preparation, bringing to life ideas of how the Church can keep dreaming, growing and reaching out to the world … Read More

Community Project Awards: Lancaster Road Food Hub

06/09/2024 | Reform 2

It is not just food that is being provided by the Lancaster Road Food Hub, Laurence Wareing discovers – it’s the gift of community

‘God doesn’t seem to have a problem with age,’ the Revd Ruth Dewis says. Quite the … Read More

Art in Focus: September 2024

06/09/2024 | Reform

Non-Violence, 1980Carl Fredrik ReuterswärdBronze sculpture

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case one sculpture, and its location, says it all. The bronze sculpture, Non-Violence, depicts a 45-calibre revolver with its barrel tied in a knot. … Read More

Editorial: Responding to change

06/09/2024 | Reform

Changes. Shifts. Five years ago, I was dreading the empty nest as our sons went off to university. Now, already, they are back.They have become excellent cooks, making their presence even more enjoyable, but it also takes some readjusting. And … Read More