Chapter and verse: John 4:4-26

30/03/2020 | Reform

Sonia Soans explores Jesus’ surprising attitude to the Samaritan woman

For Women’s History Month (March), we remembered women who changed the world. As March also falls within the Christian season of Lent, I can’t help but see parallels between the … Read More

Chapter and verse: Luke 15:11-32

21/02/2020 | Reform

Stuart Dew on the value of proactive forgiveness

I asked ten people what the word ‘prodigal’ brought to mind. Nine said the story of the prodigal son. And most of them are not churchgoers.

‘Prodigal’ is a word not … Read More

Chapter and verse: Mark 12:1-12

24/01/2020 | Reform

Eve Parker finds class conflict in Jesus’ vineyard parable

Welcome to 2020 Britain. Although, one could easily confuse it with that of a Dickensian novel, where the rich landowners plant their vineyards and expand their property portfolios while the poor … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 10:25-37

22/11/2019 | Reform

Richard Reddie hears the call to be a good neighbour

The Voice newspaper – which carries information and news resonating with Britain’s black community – recently had a feature on the Trinidadian-British actor, Rudolph Walker, who had just turned 80. … Read More

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

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