Reviews – November 2015

23/10/2015 | Reform

Guide to better ministry

The Contemplative Minster: Learning to lead from the still centre Ian Cowley Bible Reading Fellowship (BRF) £8.99

This is a profoundly attractive book. Ian Cowley is vocations and spirituality coordinator for the … Read More

On the pilgrim way: “Making comparisons is full of spiritual pitfalls”

23/10/2015 | Reform

The pitfalls of making comparisons

‘I become consumed with guilt when comparing my life with refugees’

In September, we spent two glorious weeks on the rural canals of Warwickshire and Leicestershire. Each morning, I got warmly dressed and, armed with … Read More

Editorial: The “E” word

23/10/2015 | Reform

I’ve done it in the high street, I’ve done it in the park. I’ve done it on a doorstep, I’ve done it on a beach. I’ve done it in a canteen, I’ve done it on a bus. I’ve done it … Read More

Film review: Faith in a dark place

01/10/2015 | Reform

Captive Directed by Jerry Jameson Certificate 12A, 196 minutes Released on Friday 25 September 2015

Before its dramatisation of the real events that took place in Atlanta, Georgia on 11 March 2005, Captive opens with a text from … Read More

Jean still loves us

25/09/2015 | Reform

The story of what Sue Dowell lost, and what she learned, when her friend sailed into the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease

I was somewhat taken aback when Anna, my four-year-old granddaughter, announced: “I don’t like Jean any more”. A retired … Read More

Interview: Preach it!

25/09/2015 | Reform

Timothy Keller, preacher, writer and church planter, talks to Stephen Tomkins

Timothy Keller founded Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan in 1989, with 50 members; it now has 5,000 in three congregations. In 2001, he started the church planting programme, Redeemer … Read More