Niall Cooper: Stand with the destitute

27/01/2014 | Reform

As we enter another “deep midwinter”, thousands of our fellow citizens continue to struggle to afford the basics. If not you, then potentially your neighbour, fellow church member or others in your street, neighbourhood or wider community will be facing … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 6:25-34

27/01/2014 | Reform

This is a challenging but also comforting passage. Challenging, because, as Susan Durber showed us in her July/August column, we aren’t good at money-related stuff. Comforting, because Jesus says God knows our needs, and if we do God’s work, these … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Love, joy and running

27/01/2014 | Reform

Having decided to move on from atheism, Commitment-Phobe
 is touring churches of all denominations to see if she can find God

Since my last venture into Christianity at the local Catholic church, I have been asking a lot of questions. … Read More

A letter from… Kenya

27/01/2014 | Reform

Benson Khamasi reports on a wave of nonviolence in Kenya

Active nonviolence is taking root in western Kenya. We are experiencing a wave of social change activism, correcting social injustices in our communities. This is as a result of Turning … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Sprits high

27/01/2014 | Reform

I have been surprised by how some kinds of good news can lift my spirits sky-high. I don’t mean the sigh of relief when a medical investigation reports nothing untoward, or when a friend’s son, undertaking a dangerous long-distance cycle … Read More

Simon Jenkins: Between hairiness and holiness

27/01/2014 | Reform

Beards have been bristling into the headlines in the recent months. Jeremy Paxman’s decision to give his razor a rest last summer proved as much of a gift to journalists as David Dimbleby’s tattoo. The Newsnight audience polarised into pro … Read More