Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Divine crustaceans

25/08/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins on divine crustaceans

There was some good news a week or two ago when the face of Jesus was spotted on a crab trying to escape from a fishing pot. A US park ranger made the identification when … Read More

I am… on a zero-hours contract

25/08/2017 | Reform

A new, anonymous column for Reform

I am a nursery worker in the north of England. I work, and I am in poverty. I have worked at three different nurseries on zero-hours contracts. I usually hear on the Friday … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Was it irresponsible to get “Wayfromit”?’

25/08/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey on getting away from it all

Going away on holiday nowadays raises new questions. Can we still cope with being away from home comforts – eg a chair that is easy to get out of, steps we are … Read More

Niall Cooper: Love defies hate

30/06/2017 | Reform

Love defies hate in Manchester

 

Local communities woke up for days on end to news of the latest arrest or dawn raid on a house, a street, not a stone’s throw from our own. It was strange to … Read More

A letter from… Sicily and Lampedusa

30/06/2017 | Reform

Jake Convery reports from a church-run refugee project in Sicily and Lampedusa

As part of an ecumenical group organised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CBTI), I’ve been visiting refugee projects run by the Mediterranean Hope project on the … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: New Muslim friends

30/06/2017 | Reform

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

I attended a parenting course earlier this year, where half the women in the room were Muslim. The others a mix … Read More