On the pilgrim way: ‘Amid the encircling gloom, lead thou me on’

21/03/2022 | Reform

Sheila Maxey is on a medical rollercoaster

My pilgrim way at present is a rollercoaster, flinging me up and down. On 25 January, Kees was taken into hospital at 3am by the paramedics. Soon diagnosed with double pneumonia, they started … Read More

A good question: What makes a good leader?

25/02/2022 | Reform

One question, four answers

DAVID SALSBURY‘A good leader is also a follower’

There are many right answers to this question – and if recent events in British politics are anything to go by, quite a few wrong ones too!…

David … Read More

Facing our fears: Climate change and mental health

25/02/2022 | Reform

In the first of a series of articles looking at factors impacting on mental health, Laurence Wareing explores the scientific evidence for eco-anxiety, and how we might respond

Les and Christine Parker, environmental campaigners and guiding lights of Church by … Read More

Peer pressure

25/02/2022 | Reform

Caroline, Baroness Cox, was appointed to the House of Lords by Margaret Thatcher. She uses her position to be what she calls ‘a voice for the voiceless’, meeting and advocating for those in vulnerable parts of the world – as … Read More

The power of our story

25/02/2022 | Reform

Muna Levan-Harris reports on a conference looking at race and identity

On 6 November 2021, Westminster College held a forum called ‘Conversation and Theological Reflection for Minority Ethnic Women in the United Reformed Church’ – in the new state-of-the art … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I think I must have that song at my funeral’

25/02/2022 | Reform

Sheila Maxey lifts her eyes to the roof

Our son came to talk through a ‘Respect’ document with us. (It stands for Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care and Treatment.) One question was: ‘On the spectrum from “Keep me alive … Read More