Commitment-Phobe: I speak out

01/04/2019 | Reform

I am learning to speak out and disagree well

Last month I was talking about needing to see more grace, in myself and in others. This month I have had the joy of seeing relationships with fellow Christians radically shift, … Read More

I am… deaf

01/04/2019 | Reform

Alanna Hurmon on the challenges of being deaf

My deafness is passed on through the family. Most of us have got it. Not all, but most. It’s caused some problems. We’ll get told off for being ignorant when, in actuality, … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I found myself in good spirits’

01/04/2019 | Reform

Sheila Maxey feels her spirits rising

I usually find February a difficult, even depressing month, but this year, towards the end of February, I found myself in good spirits. Why? The weather in Essex has been so kind this year. … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 20:11-18

01/04/2019 | Reform

Susan Durber realises Jesus really was the gardener

Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb, only to find it empty and the body missing. She weeps, and then someone she takes to be the gardener asks her why.

I once … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: Keeeeeep dancing

01/04/2019 | Reform

Paul Kerensa hears an argument for a surprising indicator of the end times

It’s all fun and games till someone mentions the end times… I was doing a standup show in a church across country, and was kindly put up … Read More

Editorial: The complacent stand condemned

01/04/2019 | Reform

Sometimes, seeing your children in action can take you back to your younger days. What mine did last week took me back to the 18th century.

The story of the abolition of the slave trade and of slavery itself … Read More