Here & now: Helen Glasse

01/03/2021 | Reform

Helen Glasse begins teaching assistant work in lockdown

Early In January 2020, I started working as a teaching assistant in a primary school, before Covid-19 had become a problem even in Wuhan, let alone here. Well, what a year! I … Read More

I am… a Nightstop host

01/03/2021 | Reform

Playing host to homeless young people

‘Well, that concludes your training and checks. Can you host tonight?’ These were the words that – after one day of training in Manchester, two home checks and a Disclosure and Barring Service approval … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Virtual communication brings special blessings’

01/03/2021 | Reform

Sheila Maxey works on her technophobia

My family considers me technophobic. I find answering calls on my mobile phone difficult; I panic when a new sign arrives on my computer; I am liable to end up in tears of frustration … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: What message should 2021 You give to 2020 You?

01/03/2021 | Reform

Paul Kerensa talks back to 2020

Early 2020. You’re out shopping. Possibly off to a cafe, pub or restaurant. Suddenly, a strange person emerges from, say, a DeLorean or old-fashioned police box. Strange, because it’s you. You from 2021.

You … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 2:1-12

29/01/2021 | Reform

John Bradbury considers what a wedding party tells us about God’s kingdom

It seems perverse to invite you to contemplate a vast wedding celebration just now. I’m writing this in the middle of a lockdown, when large gatherings of friends … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Church busyness

29/01/2021 | Reform

I’m relieved church doors have closed

I have something to confess. I feel a relief that my church has taken the decision to not reopen after Christmas. I feel terribly guilty about this but, in all honesty, I am not … Read More