Reviews November 2023

30/10/2023 | Reform

The way of lawlessness

Killers of the Flower MoonDirected by Martin ScorseseCertificate 15, 206 minutesReleased 20 October

This film is adapted from David Grann’s book of the same name about the real life Osage Indian Murders of the 1920s. Demobbed … Read More

How to be a saint: take the initiative

30/10/2023 | Reform

How and why was Saint Andrew claimed as Scotland’s national protector? asks Laurence Wareing

Of Great Britain’s national patron saints, Andrew is the only first-generation apostle. Originally a fisherman from Galilee, it is in the Gospels that Andrew is seen … Read More

Chapter and Verse: Luke 1:26-38

30/10/2023 | Reform

Nicola Robinson on Mary

Throughout my childhood, Mary was a prominent figure in my church, in my home, in my school. As a child, I loved listening to stories from the Bible. I learnt four key facts about Mary: an … Read More

Get cracking with this code!

30/10/2023 | Reform

The QR code is your church’s new friend, says Andy Jackson

There is a saying: ‘The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.’ Four years ago, I wrote a piece for Reform about the … Read More

Jesus and… healing

30/10/2023 | Reform

A series about what we have to learn from and about Jesus on a range of subjects. This month, Viv Henderson looks at healing

There is no getting away from the fact that healing was an integral part of Jesus’ … Read More

A good question: Can non-violence stand in the face of Putin?

26/09/2023 | Reform

One question, four answers

Melanie Smith‘The Prince of Peace has the victory’

In the book of Micah, we are invited into a world where people have no fear, and weapons are surplus to requirement. In the kin-dom of God, violence … Read More