A letter from… Ethiopia

28/04/2014 | Reform

As a widow living together with my only daughter of eight years, I was ashamed of my HIV status, so I kept it secret from both my daughter and other people. One day, my daughter came home troubled by some … Read More

Jumble Sales of the apocalypse: The strangest church names

28/04/2014 | Reform 1

I once heard of an evangelical organisation looking for a snappy new name for their ministry to students. They were impressed by the kung-fu style name of CICCU (the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union) and brainstormed ideas for names along those … Read More

Christian activist: Forgive us our trespasses

28/04/2014 | Reform

Justin Whelan reports on a prayer-trespass

If you honestly thought your government was perpetrating evil, how far would you be willing to go to stop them? We often look back to Nazi Germany, or apartheid South Africa, and ask why more … Read More

Editorial: How to have a conversation

28/04/2014 | Reform

Augustus Toplady wrote the well-loved hymn “Rock of Ages” in 1763, when John Wesley, founder of the Methodist movement, was at the height of his powers. They were both ministers and religious writers, evangelical leaders in the Church of England … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Experiencing helplessness

28/04/2014 | Reform

Spring seems particularly beautiful this year – masses of daffodils and magnolia to lift the spirits. But, the weeds are also flourishing, and, following minor surgery on a foot, I cannot wear a shoe to get into the garden. I … Read More

At home with charity

16/04/2014 | Reform

Paddy and Carol Henderson, founders of the pioneering foodbank charity, the Trussell Trust, talk to Stephen Tomkins

Paddy and Carol Henderson opened the first foodbank in Salisbury in 2001. Seven years later, their foodbanks are a national phenomenon, a focus … Read More