On the pilgrim way ‘Every event which takes place feels like a gift’

28/01/2022 | Reform

Sheila Maxey sees the gift in every event

I don’t usually feel this lighthearted at the beginning of another year. The news is as bad as ever: Omicron rampant and so many people’s Christmas hopes of family meetings or escape … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘Thousands of children at churches across the country could do the same’

28/01/2022 | Reform

Paul Kerensa gulps to see his children acting in church

My children were recently asked to help with the church drama slot. Well, no, they were asked to do the church drama slot. A five-minute sketch on John the Baptist. … Read More

Here and Now: Naomi Baldwin

28/01/2022 | Reform

Naomi Baldwin is making and unmaking plans

I love Christmas songs. Yes, I know it’s February, but as I write this column, it’s early December, so bear with me. Pop songs, worship songs, hymns and carols. . . they’re all … Read More

A place of belonging

28/01/2022 | Reform

Laurence Wareing visits a week-round café in Farnham, Surrey

To compare a downtown bar in Boston with a church café in the smart Surrey market town of Farnham is perhaps a little leftfield. But fans of the 1980s American sitcom … Read More

Where is God in Myanmar

28/01/2022 | Reform

Chris Mabey tells the story of Myanmar, and considers how we can help

Last week we met a young lady from Myanmar serving at a local pub. She and my Burmese wife April were soon chatting as compatriots. It was … Read More

Don’t call us missing

28/01/2022 | Reform

Victoria Turner calls on the Church to listen seriously to younger voices

There is a growing amount of literature on the subject of reconciliation across the generations in the Church. With a lot of this scholarship, however, I have found … Read More