Editorial: 100 not out

27/01/2023 | Reform

Only a couple of months ago at Reform, we were celebrating our 50th anniversary. This month, it’s a rather more personal milestone: this is the 100th issue of the magazine I have produced as Editor.

On the one hand, realising … Read More

Reviews February 2023

27/01/2023 | Reform

In God’s name

Holy SpiderDirected by Ali AbassiCertificate 18, 116 minutesReleased 20 January (UK cinemas), 10 March (MUBI)

The year 2000. The Holy City of Mashhad, Iran. Prostitutes are being targeted by a killer who is justifying his crimes with … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I travel my pilgrim way now as a widow’

27/01/2023 | Reform

Sheila Maxey now travels on as a widow

A new section of my pilgrim way has begun in which I travel as a widow. So many have trod this way before me, but each of us has to find our … Read More

All are welcome? Age and maternity

27/01/2023 | Reform

Is there a place for church members without children?

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. In this column I am speaking to a range of people from around the URC about their experiences of church and what … Read More

Tending the vineyard

27/01/2023 | Reform

Three ‘Jubilee questions’ posed by the URC’s Church Life Review Group received a wide range of responses, says Lindsey Sanderson

The Church Life Review Group was set up by the URC’s Mission Council in March 2021, following discussion about the … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 6:39

27/01/2023 | Reform

Catherine Lewis-Smith takes issue with Jesus’ attitude to blindness

Jesus says some strange things about visually impaired people. His compassion for them is huge and he transforms the lives of many by restoring their sight. One of my favourite Gospel … Read More