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Chapter & verse: Genesis 16:11
20/09/2022 | ReformTessa Henry-Robinson explores Hagar’s fear and misery
I am advancing a womanist biblical treatment of Genesis 16:11, considering Hagar’s move from enslaved woman, to surrogate mother, to exile, which God’s angel refers to as Hagar’s ‘misery’. This suggests to me … Read More
Chapter & verse: John 21:18
24/06/2022 | ReformJanet Hopewell on following where we don’t want to go
‘But I don’t want to go to school!’ Words which bring back my childhood. A bit later, in our adult years, we have days when we just don’t want to … Read More
Chapter & verse: Acts 2:15-18; Joel 2:28-29
28/05/2022 | ReformPentecost is for everyone, says Donald Norwood
God’s Spirit is not just for Pentecostals and the privileged few. As too often happens at Pentecost, we only hear what Peter says about Joel in Acts 2 and don’t let the prophet … Read More
Chapter & verse: Acts 11:1-18
27/04/2022 | ReformJohn Campbell on breaking out of the box
This book is called ‘The Acts of the Apostles’, but it soon becomes clear when reading it that the apostles only act when driven, cajoled, shaken and stirred by the Spirit. Justo … Read More
Chapter & verse: Revelation 22: 1-5
28/03/2022 | ReformLucy Brierley explores Revelation’s vision of the world to come
We were recently on a car journey when Toby, our six-year-old, quite out of the blue, remarked: ‘I really hope God makes the new earth tomorrow.’ My husband and I … Read More
Chapter & verse: Luke 4:1-13
25/02/2022 | ReformGeorge Mwaura gets to grips with temptation
During the season of Lent, churches often focus on three things: the temptation, how to resist, it and repentance. In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew, the temptations come quickly after Jesus’ baptism … Read More
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