All are welcome? Dementia care

26/06/2023 | Reform

Do churches welcome those with dementia?

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. This month, I have been speaking with a churchgoer whose wife lives with Alzheimer’s and experiences the dementia group of symptoms. He attends a church … Read More

Chapter & verse: Exodus 1:17

26/06/2023 | Reform

Phil Wall on the defiance of the Hebrew midwives

I was just six years old when my part in our church’s production of Moses and the Burning Bush gave me a lifelong love for the theatre. I played the role … Read More

Here and now: Reuben Watt

26/06/2023 | Reform

Reuben Watt is touched by Palestinian generosity

In May, Jo Harris and I, two former URC Youth Assembly Moderators, were given the incredible opportunity to head out to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory with Christian Aid. This was part … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘We stood quietly, craning our necks’

26/06/2023 | Reform

Sheila Maxey learns lessons from the birds

As 8 July – the date of the closing service for Brentwood United Reformed Church – approaches I seem to become more and more detached, at least on the surface. Last Sunday, my … Read More

Chapter & verse: Ephesians 4: 1-16

02/06/2023 | Reform

Victoria Turner reflects on peace

The Epistle to the Ephesians is attributed to Paul when he was in prison, and this letter thinks carefully about how we should live as a new humanity unified in God – quite a relevant … Read More

All are welcome? Gay, disabled and neurodiverse

02/06/2023 | Reform

Martin Knight on sexuality, disabilty and neurodiversity

I wonder what feeling genuinely welcome means to you. This month, I am honoured to share the words of a URC minister, the Revd Martin Knight (he/him) with you. Martin writes about his … Read More