Sonia Christie – Eco-Gardener: Simplicity, in life and garden

24/01/2013 | Reform

The house was in utter chaos. Ollie was preparing for his band’s first ever gig; Alex was “helping” to ice his birthday cake; Bruce was practising his lines for an amateur dramatics play and Ellie was frantically revising for her … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Tripped up by prejudice

24/01/2013 | Reform

I have been caught out yet again misjudging someone. William called as a winter afternoon was drawing to a close and I groaned inside. William is a 50-something Irishman from East London who, for the past 20 years, has had … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Living in the moment

20/11/2012 | Reform

I have always been a long-term planner, but I only discovered as an adult that not everyone has a mental diagram of the year ahead. My years have four corners – end of April, June, September and December – and … Read More

Niall Cooper: Hopes and hardships

20/11/2012 | Reform

Are you looking forward to the New Year with a feeling of foreboding or a spirit of hope and optimism?

To be sure, there are many reasons to feel hopeless as we enter 2013: The continuing threat of unchecked climate … Read More

Single Mum: Hymn-singing

20/11/2012 | Reform

I grew up with hymns. I learned to bellow Away in a Manger at about the same age that I memorised Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star – and probably, at that age, they made similar sense. My mother and grandmother used … Read More

Chapter & Verse: John 1: 1-14

20/11/2012 | Reform

There are some passages that never fail to give me goosebumps, however many times I hear them read, and none succeeds more than hearing the prologue to John’s gospel in a candle-lit church at Christmas. John evokes the awesome power, … Read More