Interview: Starving for acceptance

27/03/2017 | Reform

Elizabeth McNaught talks to Charissa King and Stephen Tomkins

In 2005, Elizabeth McNaught was a happy, healthy 13-year-old. At the age of 14, she was hospitalised by life-threatening anorexia. Now, as a medical doctor, she has told the story of … Read More

Niall Cooper: What’s in a name?

27/03/2017 | Reform

On problems with labels, stereotypes and location prejudice

‘Come, friendly bombs, and fall on Slough! /It isn’t fit for humans now, /There isn’t grass to graze a cow.’

It’s easy now to smile at the opening words of Betjeman’s famous poem, ‘Slough’, written … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Discovering churches

27/03/2017 | Reform

New kinds of church – with knitting

I could write about a lot of things this month. I could write about vulnerability. I could write about feeling deeply, deeply saved by Christ and at the same time feeling like this … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 28: 1-10

27/03/2017 | Reform

David Downing reflects on the many faces of resurrection

The Gospel resurrection stories give us great drama – especially in this account from Matthew. An earthquake, an angel, a missing body and a meeting with Jesus. Hardly a normal start … Read More

A letter from… Jos, Nigeria

27/03/2017 | Reform

Bishop Benjamin Kwashi reports from Jos, Nigeria

Christians in the north of Nigeria have long faced attacks from Boko Haram, but now they are being attacked by Fulani, nomadic cattle herders, armed to the teeth. They slaughter Christians in their … Read More

Reviews – April 2017

27/03/2017 | Reform

Nonconformist poet

A Quiet Passion Directed by Terence Davies Certificate tbc, 126 minutes Released 7 April

A stern matriarch divides a school room of young women into those who are saved on one side and those who hope to be … Read More