Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Customised coffins

25/09/2015 | Reform

Simon Jenkins gets into coffins

“Which would you prefer?” asked the man at the funeral home: “Polished mahogany, with solid brass fittings and a deep velvet lining? Or, maybe you’d like to consider something from our new customised range?”

It … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Prayer time

25/09/2015 | Reform

Sheila Maxey experiments with prayer time

“I joined prayers using a wooden spinning top”

Over the summer, I changed my time for morning prayer. For many years, I went to my study after breakfast, lit a candle, arranged some little … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Typing in tongues

28/08/2015 | Reform

Simon Jenkins experiments in typing in tongues

Having a spare moment in the passenger seat of a car recently, I got ordained on my iPhone. Thanks to the Universal Life Church (motto: “We are all children of the same universe”) … Read More

Chapter and verse: Micah 6:8

28/08/2015 | Reform

David Grosch-Miller discusses the Magna Carta of prophetic writing

“It is not enough to say the right things,
 you have to do the right things”

The Magna Carta of prophetic writing is how this verse has been described. Written some … Read More

A letter from… Syria

28/08/2015 | Reform

Smuggling Bibles in Syria

My job is to help distribute Bibles across Syria. The war has made this more difficult. Right now, we’re distributing 25,000 Bibles and scriptures each year. It used to be more, but it’s harder to get … Read More

Niall Cooper: The end of compassion?

28/08/2015 | Reform

Can we trust any politicians to champion the poorest and most vulnerable?

What are we to make of the Conservative government and of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition (aka the Labour party)? Is either party really committed to tackling poverty, protecting … Read More