Here and Now: Abbi Langille

02/11/2021 | Reform

Glowstick faith, by Abbi Langille

Unqualified. Too broken. Not enough. You may describe yourself this way, and the world may describe you this way too. But what if these very things didn’t disqualify you but qualified you?

The apostle Paul … Read More

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

I am… a survivor of conversion therapy

24/09/2021 | Reform

A survivor of conversion therapy looks back

I grew up in a small village west of Edinburgh during the 80s and 90s. Knowing from a very early age that I was lesbian meant that I harboured a constant, painful secret. … Read More

Here and Now: Jo Harris

24/09/2021 | Reform

Jo Harris celebrates the healing power of music

I am a music student, hoping to one day help those battling mental health, through music, one step at a time. You might be wondering how I might want to do this. … Read More