Chapter & verse: Micah 3:5-8

26/01/2018 | Reform

Catherine Lewis-Smith on finance and false prophets

A man sat in my office at a little Christian charity, his cheque book open. He asked: ‘Can’t I pay the donation into another bank account?’ It was the spring of 2007 and … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Baffling hymns

26/01/2018 | Reform

Simon Jenkins on baffling hymns

This Christmas just gone, in the middle of singing one of the season’s best-loved carols, right in the middle of the line: ‘Lo, he abhors not the virgin’s womb,’ I found myself wondering why we … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Celebration was working its magic yet again’

19/01/2018 | Reform

Sheila Maxey revisits the magic of celebration

We always bring in the New Year in Lincolnshire, with Kees’ brother, Tom, and Tom’s wife, Anna. Because their mother was Dutch, the celebration involved drinking mulled wine, eating oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts) and setting … Read More

A letter from… Barcelona

24/11/2017 | Reform

Barcelona is a beautiful place to live. It is a place of beautiful architecture, historical monuments, plentiful art and sculpture, a beach, mountains close by, rich culture, good shopping and excellent food. It is one of the top places in … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 2: 1-18

24/11/2017 | Reform

Lawrence Moore on foster care and the Christmas story

Matthew presents Jesus as Emmanuel – ‘God with us’ (Matt 1:23). God came in Jesus to change the world. That is why the Gospel is good news. That God does not … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Handling Martha

24/11/2017 | Reform

‘Some of us see her as our pastoral challenge but pressure has been building’

Things are not always hunky dory in the land of the Christians. We are all growing at different stages in our faith and in our own … Read More