On the pilgrim way: ‘When I get anxious, I think of Agnes’

25/01/2019 | Reform

Sheila Maxey looks ahead, inspired by Agnes

‘Out with the old and in with the new!’ we used to say, cheerfully and loudly, on Hogmanay, at midnight, when I was a child. We would shoo the old year out at … Read More

Chapter & verse: Exodus 16

25/01/2019 | Reform

Francis Brienen finds God’s provision in the wilderness

The book of Exodus has provided rich pickings for film directors through the years. It is easy to see why. There is plenty of material that is full of imagination and drama: … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: Church toilets

25/01/2019 | Reform

Paul Kerensa on awkward moments in church toilets

The number of toilets in your church gets truly tested when you’ve got a bit of a do. One or two WCs might be enough for sporadic use before or after a … Read More

Chapter & verse: Titus 3:1-11

27/11/2018 | Reform

Derek Estill calls for a truly Christian Christmas

‘Christmas is coming, the geese are getting fat / Please put a penny in the old man’s hat / If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do / If you … Read More

A letter from… Liberia

27/11/2018 | Reform

Yusuf learns to sew in Liberia

I am 23 and live in West Point, a township of the Liberian capital city, Monrovia. My home was washed out to sea last September by the coastal erosion taking place here. Since then, … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: Christmas’ hidden histories revealed

27/11/2018 | Reform

For many, Christmas is their annual church-a-tunity – apart from weddings, funerals or ‘because they wandered in thinking it was a Wetherspoons’. But what flavour of festive service are you offering? Whichever non-silent night you opt for, there are hidden … Read More