Chapter & verse: Luke 15: 1-2

02/09/2013 | Reform

‘By this time, a lot of men and women of doubtful reputation were hanging around Jesus, listening intently. The Pharisees and religion scholars were not pleased; not at all pleased. They growled: “He takes in sinners and eats meals with … Read More

Niall Cooper: Speak truth to power

02/09/2013 | Reform

Having been brought up a Methodist, I can’t ever quite get away from thinking of September as the start of the New Year. The next 12 (or more precisely 20) months are likely to tell us a lot about what … Read More

Simon Jenkins: Christian pulp testimony

02/09/2013 | Reform 4

One of the first books I read after I became a teenage Christian was Run Baby Run by Nicky Cruz, a gang leader from the streets of New York in the 1960s. It had sex and drugs and rock ’n’ … Read More

Editorial: The sex offender

02/09/2013 | Reform

What is the difference between me and a sex offender? Like the Pharisee in the parable, I’m thankful that I am not like such people, that I’m not on a register and don’t carry that weight of shame and guilt. … Read More

Reviews – September 2013

01/09/2013 | Reform

Finding the True Self

Immortal Diamond: The search for our true self Richard Rohr SPCK £10.99

Father Richard Rohr is a spiritual director of many years’ experience. He has a splendid reputation, holding together the wisdom of different religious traditions … Read More

A close cull

01/09/2013 | Reform

Two views on badger culling

 

 

This article was published in the September 2013 edition of  Reform.

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