Chapter and Verse: Matthew 22:15-22

25/09/2014 | Reform

Rosalind Selby looks at paying and repaying

The imperial tax debated in this passage was paid on agricultural yield and personal property; it
had been collected on the basis of census registration since Judea came under Roman rule in 6/7CE, and … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Gideons Bibles

25/09/2014 | Reform

Simon Jenkins turns to the Gideons Bible

I didn’t know that Gideons Bibles – the ones you find in hotel rooms – are colour-coded, just like tube lines and Daleks. There are red Bibles for school pupils; orange for the … Read More

Niall Cooper: The expendable poor

25/09/2014 | Reform

Poverty in Africa and the UK are more similar than we think

What images come to mind when you think of poverty in Africa? Now, ask the same for poverty closer to home: What do you picture when you … Read More

Christian activist: Read differently. Please

25/09/2014 | Reform

Mitri Raheb reports on how the Middle East pays the price for western interpretations of the Bible

My first memories are of occupation, in 1967, when Israel invaded Bethlehem. Since then, my life has been shaped by this reality, of … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: This is the one!

25/09/2014 | Reform

After a year of searching, it’s commitment time

Having decided to move on from atheism, Commitment-Phobe
 has been touring churches of all denominations looking for God

This time last year, I first introduced myself to you: Someone from an atheist … Read More

On the pilgrim way: “Perhaps it is now OK to be less busy?”

25/09/2014 | Reform

Sheila Maxey learns a lesson in listening

I finally got an appointment with the diagnostic clinic about my right knee – and by the time I got there, my knee was largely better. I was unreasonably irritated about that until … Read More