Editorial: A new creation

23/04/2015 | Reform

You might have seen a news report before Easter of an underground fire in Holborn, central London – the one where pillars of flame rose up from manholes. It was started by an electrical fault and fed by gas from … Read More

On the pilgrim way: “I felt quite guilty about Lent this year”

23/04/2015 | Reform

Lent seemed to pass me by this year, and I felt quite guilty about it. I would be leading worship on Easter Sunday, and the saying “no cross, no crown,” came to mind. Instead, my Lent was full of family … Read More

Reviews – April 2015

21/04/2015 | Reform

Rain of terror

The Ark Written by Tony Jordan BBC One, broadcast 30 March, 90 minutes

Noah looks in silence over a post-diluvian landscape, fingers the dry ground and surveys the remaining pools of floodwater on the barren land. Then, … Read More

Niall Cooper: No crime, but punishment

21/04/2015 | Reform

The harsh reality of benefit sanctions

Golda worked for a local charity in Manchester until she was laid off in July 2013 due to funding cuts. As a condition of receiving jobseekers allowance, she was asked to apply for eight … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Taking the plunge

21/04/2015 | Reform

Baptism: Commitment-Phobe takes the plunge

One summer, 12 years ago, I went round to my good friend’s house. As
we got ready to go to a party, she said: “I have something to tell you.”

“Oh no! What’s happened?” I asked.

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Chapter and verse: Mark 16:8

21/04/2015 | Reform

Rosalind Selby finds courage in those who were afraid

The Gospels do not tell us precisely the same story of the tomb on Easter Day. Matthew has two women at the tomb, and John only Mary Magdalene, but in both … Read More