Editorial: Putting the history books to one side

31/08/2021 | Reform

What does it say about me, that when anything huge happens on a national or international scale, I think about it in terms of what questions kids will have to answer about it in the history exams of the future? … Read More

Finding the mission generation

31/08/2021 | Reform

Phil Knox explores how to reach, engage and disciple young adults

They are known as the connected generation, the snowflake generation, the generation most talked about and talked to. Throughout the pandemic, they have been criticised for their lack of … Read More

Reviews – September 2021

31/08/2021 | Reform

A house of her own

HerselfDirected by Phyllida LloydCertificate 15, 97 minutesReleased 10 September

Herself has a brutal opening in which Sandra (Clare Dunne), a mother of two girls in Dublin, is physically assaulted by her husband Gary (Ian Lloyd … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Mask anxiety

31/08/2021 | Reform

Church is giving me mask anxiety

The weekend after ‘Freedom Day’ removed Covid regulations in England and Wales, I was due to lead worship. On the Tuesday, I asked our vicar how we would be doing things now. He said … Read More

Closing churches: A message from the ancestors

31/08/2021 | Reform

John Ellis asks what our spiritual forebears would think about our response to the pandemic

One activity that grew during lockdown was criticising historical figures for their choices. With effortless moral superiority, we condemn their complicity in behaviours we would … Read More

Worship with Dementia

31/08/2021 | Reform

People with dementia and age-related disabilities are coming together in an award-winning worship activity in Shrewsbury. Stephen Tomkins reports

At Messy Vintage, it is not always clear who is helping out and who has come to take part in the … Read More