A grief supported

24/02/2015 | Reform

How can a family be sustained through the loss of a child? David Ireland reflects on the ministry of bereavement support

Bereavement support is about listening carefully, never assuming that you understand someone’s situation, being alongside but never being directive … Read More

There for me

24/02/2015 | Reform

Madeleine Davies remembers the help she received after she lost her mother at the age of 12

Mothers who die young, leaving behind small children, are quite common in literature. I grew up reading Anne of Green Gables and What … Read More

A Bleak Hat

24/02/2015 | Reform

A poem by Lucy Berry

“Doctors have performed the first organ transplants from a newborn in the UK. In a procedure described as a milestone in neonatal care, a six-day-old baby girl’s kidneys and liver cells were given to two … Read More

The marriage debate

24/02/2015 | Reform

The United Reformed Church is faced with a decision. Under the law which introduced the marriage of same-sex couples from 2014, no local churches in England and Wales can offer same-sex marriage services without the agreement of the relevant Church … Read More

Opening Worship

23/01/2015 | Reform

Church buildings have become more accessible to people of differing abilities, but,
asks Craig Bowman, how accessible is the worship that happens in them?

The church I am leading worship in is accessible to people of differing abilities. It has a … Read More

Murder mystery

23/01/2015 | Reform

What does it take for a killer to find redemption? Peter Ranscombe turned to fiction to find out

It’s one of the most challenging questions raised by the Christian faith: Can a killer ever find redemption? If Adolf Hitler had … Read More