I am… a foster carer

24/06/2022 | Reform

How fostering reflects God’s many-roomed house

I vividly remember the day I bumped into an old friend who was now a foster carer, who told me that just that morning she had received a call from her social worker. There … Read More

Editorial: In the eyes of a timeless God

24/06/2022 | Reform

Three years ago on this page I wrote about the quiet dread I felt at the imminent prospect of our firstborn going away to university and the dawning era of the empty nest. Now he is completing his degree, and … Read More

The drama of the cross

24/06/2022 | Reform

Michael Hopkins reports on a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play

Members and friends from all around the United Reformed Church travelled to Germany in May 2022 to see the famous Oberammergau Passion Play. I led a group of just … Read More

The churches that make us: Downing Place, Cambridge

24/06/2022 | Reform

Jane Bower tells a story of grief and joyful rebirth in Cambridge

I sit in the airy sanctuary of Downing Place United Reformed Church in the centre of Cambridge, light pouring through tall arched windows, beautiful light oak flooring and … Read More

Money Talk

24/06/2022 | Reform

We need to talk about money, says Fred Robinson – imaginatively and generously

Churches talk quite a lot about money. That’s not surprising, given that many have financial worries. They may be struggling to pay the bills. A leaking roof … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘As many nonconformists together as you can shake a bishop’s crozier at’

24/06/2022 | Reform

Paul Kerensa gets together in Nailsworth

In my day job as a stand-up (well, evening job), I tour the land doing comedy shows for churches – which this week led me to the delightful Cotswold town of Nailsworth. Winding down … Read More