Chapter & Verse: Jeremiah 1:4-10

23/07/2025 | Reform

Laurence Wareing explores the demands of prophecy

It was not a good time to be a prophet when Jeremiah was summoned to the task by God. For most of his 40-year career the people to whom Jeremiah spoke lived under … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Leviticus 23:9-21

09/06/2025 | Reform

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg explains the counting of the weeks

In Big Wood in north London, as I write, the bluebells are out, the wood anemones are flowering beneath the ancient oaks and the garlic has emerged in profusion. In the … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Psalm 23

25/04/2025 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins finds fresh consolation in the best-loved scripture of all

What is there to say about the best-loved scripture of all? One thing is that it is also the most intimate. Other scriptures tell me God is our father … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Psalm 91

11/03/2025 | Reform

Hannah Fytche hovers between art and Psalm 91

In the San Diego Museum of Art, there is a room of paintings which depict artists’ impressions of the Holy Spirit. A collage of shattered glass shines from one wall, collected from … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Matthew 16: 2-23

29/01/2025 | Reform

Graham McGeoch sees the signs of the times. Plus Bible study questions

As you read this, I will be in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the Council for World Mission’s DARE Global Forum. ‘DARE’ is short for ‘Discernment and Radical Engagement’: a … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Luke 1:5-25

27/11/2024 | Reform

Silence is golden, says Leah Robberts-Mosser

The same angel that talks to Mary talks to Zachariah, who will be the father of John the Baptiser. Whereas Mary’s questions are met with answers, Zachariah’s are met with silence – his own. … Read More