Chapter & verse: Mark 12:17

01/07/2019 | Reform

Kevin Snyman on waking up to the power of money

Franz Jägerstätter sat in his dark prison cell, deep in prayer. It was 1943, and this Austrian Catholic farmer faced a simple choice: promise to serve the Nazi medical corps, … Read More

A letter from… a Ugandan refugee camp

01/07/2019 | Reform

Alex Sokiri reports from a Ugandan refugee camp

When the war started in 2016, it was Sunday and we were in church. Every person had to run for their life. On that very day, many people were killed. You could … Read More

Here & now: Victoria Turner

01/07/2019 | Reform

‘Here & now’ is a new column giving a voice to younger writers in the Church

The BBC series Fleabag absolutely catapulted Phoebe Waller-Bridge (pictured) into public light. The protagonist, the otherwise anonymous ‘Fleabag’, is the epitome of the never-settling, … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: My husband feels alone

28/05/2019 | Reform

My husband tells me church isn’t working for him

What is it like to be married to a church obsessive when it isn’t really your thing? This month, my husband opened up to me.

I have doubts, struggles and … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Family dynamics give me food for thought’

28/05/2019 | Reform

Sheila Maxey enjoys a first family holiday

For the very first time, we have been on holiday with our daughter, Ruth, her husband, Dave, and their children – Tom (20), Sam (19) and Hannah, who had her 14th birthday on … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘Blessed be the filmmakers’

28/05/2019 | Reform

Paul Kerensa investigates church DVDs

When I’m visiting a church, I love a browse of the books. I don’t mean the Bibles (although I should browse those more often…) I mean the secondhand books that some churches have in the … Read More