Niall Cooper: Voices from the margins

26/05/2017 | Reform

Listens to voices from the margins

Voting is an important civic and Christian responsibility. But there’s a whole lot more to democracy than where we happen to put our little pencil cross on 8 June. What kind of stories do … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: The inhumanity of pews

26/05/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins on the inhumanity of pews

One of the worst things in the world is having to stay awake when your brain has already decided it’s time to shut down. This mostly happens to me as I slump in … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘They talked about when they were young’

26/05/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey hosts lunch for octogenarians

‘How’s your Alzheimer’s, Bob?’ I asked an 85-year-old relative as he arrived at our house for a family lunch for the ‘oldest generation’. It was a serious question. Five years ago, at a large … Read More

A letter from… Cuba

02/05/2017 | Reform

Edelberto Valdés Fleites reports on the struggles and joys of the Church in Cuba

We live on an island in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, so we often feel separated from everything and everywhere else. Why? Because we have … Read More

Chapter & verse: Revelation 21:22-22:5

02/05/2017 | Reform

Erna Stevenson finds Christian Aid in Revelation

How fitting it is that Christian Aid Week should fall in the season of Easter! It is in the event of the resurrection that God’s emphatic ‘NO’ to suffering and death, to humiliation … Read More

Niall Cooper: Feeling the pinch

02/05/2017 | Reform

Hearing from people feeling the pinch

Are you feeling the pinch? No (in case you’re wondering) this is not a column about dieting – though, for some people, weight loss is involved. Food prices, gas and electric bills, council tax, … Read More