Reviews April 2024

26/03/2024 | Reform

One God, two families

KidnappedDirected by Marco BellocchioCertificate 12a, 135 minutesReleased 26 April

This Italian drama, based on true events, is set when the papacy was both the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the state authority in parts … Read More

Art in Focus: April 2024

26/03/2024 | Reform

John the Evangelist, Gunda Gunde Gospel Book, Ethiopia c. 1540Ink and paint on parchmentWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

Ethiopian art is having a moment. Two major exhibitions in the United States have just closed – Africa and Byzantium at New York’s Metropolitan … Read More

Communicating across the world

26/03/2024 | Reform

Andy Jackson reports from a mission conference in Kuala Lumpur

I first came across the London Missionary Society (LMS) through a blue plastic, oval-shaped money box….

Andy Jackson is Head of Communications for the United Reformed Church

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Chapter and Verse: Acts 8:26-40

26/03/2024 | Reform

What if we were like Philip? asks Chen Yu-Fen

As a Taiwanese missionary in London, this passage has resonated deeply with me…

Chen Yu-Fen leads the Salt of Light Taiwanese fellowship in London

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This is an extract … Read More

Soul stories Mark Robinson

26/03/2024 | Reform

New series. How life changed for Mark Robinson in a Brazilian café

In the vibrant streets of Brazil, amid the rhythmic nuances of languages and cultures, my spouse Tessa and I found ourselves at a small café…

Mark Robinson is … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I was a bit startled to find Rowan was dealing with the seven deadly sins’

26/03/2024 | Reform

Sheila Maxey grapples with the seven deadly sins

For the past few years, Lent, as a time of deeper prayer and self-examination, has largely passed me by but I decided that this year I would try to pay attention to … Read More