Chapter & verse: Genesis 1:27-29

01/11/2019 | Reform

Helen Garton finds climate wisdom in Genesis

Half a century on this earth and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it. There were some troubled times in the past. In the 1970s, I remember power cuts, living by … Read More

A letter from… Dirico, Angola

01/11/2019 | Reform

Marijn Goud meets heroes in Dirico, Angola

Today was a slightly different day. I was flying for the Halo Trust charity, which organises the removal of landmines and debris that is left behind by war. I flew to an active … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Farewell my dear friend

01/11/2019 | Reform

Saying goodbye to a dearly loved friend

A dear, dear friend of mine died recently. He was like a surrogate father to me. It all felt very sudden. I hadn’t been in contact with him much for many years. He … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 14:1 and 7-14

27/09/2019 | Reform

Carlton Turner on why you might not want to invite Jesus over for dinner

Mining the context of Jesus’ sharp words in this text (‘For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted,’) … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 16:1-13

23/08/2019 | Reform

Rosalind Selby grapples with a puzzling parable

This parable can only be found in Luke’s Gospel, and it’s a parable many of us might feel puzzled mightily by. Unlike, say, the parable of the good Samaritan, where it’s rather clearer … Read More

Chapter & verse: Mark 12:17

01/07/2019 | Reform

Kevin Snyman on waking up to the power of money

Franz Jägerstätter sat in his dark prison cell, deep in prayer. It was 1943, and this Austrian Catholic farmer faced a simple choice: promise to serve the Nazi medical corps, … Read More