I am… a foodbank user

22/09/2017 | Reform

Using a foodbank for the first time at 58

The first time I went to a foodbank was about 18 months ago. I was working in a sub post office, as a manager, on a very low wage. I was … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Macho Christianity

22/09/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins on macho Christianity

It was Bible study evening with the Plymouth Brethren, and all of us were sitting in a big circle on hard chairs, a King James Bible open on every lap. I was there with a … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Memory is a precious but unreliable gift’

22/09/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey on the gift of memory

Memories can be such a rich pleasure but also a ball and chain. A friend of mine feels that she cannot take certain steps in her life because her husband (dead for nearly … Read More

A letter from… Cities of Sanctuary

25/08/2017 | Reform

Yolisa Mlalandle reports from the UK’s Cities of Sanctuary

Coming to the UK from South Africa, for the Council for World Mission’s seven-week Face to Face programme, I felt a mixture of emotions. This year, the programme was themed ‘Freedom … Read More

Chapter & verse: Judges 19:20-29

25/08/2017 | Reform

Eve Parker highlights violence against women

You’ll not often hear a sermon about Judges 19 – which includes a grotesque, violent rape and murder. But then church is not often used as a space to reflect on rape, human trafficking, … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Confirming my faith

25/08/2017 | Reform

Moving on from atheism, Commitment-Phobe toured churches and tried God. Now, as a new Christian, her journey continues

I was recently confirmed in the Anglican Church tradition. Why? Well, that was the question I had to ask myself too. My … Read More