Bacon sandwich, chocolate biscuits and us

29/05/2020 | Reform

Kath Sharman reflects on faith amid difficult family life

I wasn’t prepared for the phone call from Dad on that bright and breezy morning in March, asking where Mum was. At one time, I would have had a flippant answer … Read More

Church in a time of crisis

24/04/2020 | Reform

How have churches been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and how are they responding to these difficult times? We hear from four ministers Jenny Mills

My pulpit on a Sunday morning has become the local town, as I walk around … Read More

The goats of peace

24/04/2020 | Reform

How an innovative livestock trading scheme brought peace to a Kenyan village

A swirling sea of colour. Arms covered with Rendille beads and waists hanging with Borana gourds dance around each other, with voices raised in harmony in different languages: … Read More

Our other crisis

24/04/2020 | Reform

When we come through the pandemic, will we see the climate crisis in a new way? Simeon Mitchell reports on the Joint Public Issues Team’s conference

The emergency situation created by the coronavirus pandemic is currently all-consuming. It has prompted … Read More

Voices from the Holy Land: Part four

24/04/2020 | Reform

The United Reformed Church has agreed to further its work in connection with Israel/Palestine, promoting awareness, prayer and solidarity. As part of this commitment, a team of URC representatives visited Israel and Palestine last autumn. In this series, Charissa King … Read More

The Bible doesn’t tell me so

22/04/2020 | Reform

Rosalind Selby considers how to read the Bible when it isn’t answering our questions

Some 35 years ago, the theologian Hans Frei asked a question about biblical interpretation: ‘Does it stretch, or will it break?’ He was asking whether the … Read More