I am… a Rwandan refugee

02/11/2021 | Reform

Alphonsine Kabagabo tells of her escape from Rwanda

When we learnt about the death of the Rwandan President, Juvénal Habyarimana, on 7 April 1994, we knew that it was over for every Tutsi person in Rwanda. On that day, I … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I am haunted by gloomy hymns’

02/11/2021 | Reform

Perhaps it is the time of year, but I am haunted by gloomy lines from hymns. ‘Change and decay in all around I see’ keeps coming to mind. The lawn is covered with fallen leaves. So much dead-heading is needed … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: At some mainstream comedy clubs I was the only one in a mask

02/11/2021 | Reform

Paul Kerensa goes live

It’s been a funny old year, by which I mean not funny at all, and not old but weirdly new. Thankfully, cautiously, gradually, live events have begun tiptoeing back. Personally, I’ve been doing my bit to … Read More

Chapter & Verse: Jonah 3:1-5, 10

02/11/2021 | Reform

Meg Warner explores Jonah’s bumbling prophecy

On the surface, this story is a simple one. A reluctant prophet is prodded back on track by Yahweh. He prophesies to the city of Nineveh as Yahweh has asked and is spectacularly successful … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 16:13-20

24/09/2021 | Reform

Emmanuel Frimpong hears Jesus’s call

Who is Jesus Christ? For some people, Jesus Christ was just a human being, the son of a carpenter and a woman who was not a virgin. For such people, it is unthinkable for Jesus … Read More

Sarah Moore: Single fair

24/09/2021 | Reform

We should be aware of our assumptions about the single life, says Sarah Moore, and make churches welcoming to all

Did you know that 40% (and rising) of adults in the UK are single? That includes people who have never … Read More