My neighbour, the Robot

26/01/2018 | Reform

We are creating a new species, says Nigel Cameron, and Christians need to think seriously about what this will mean

The world will soon be teeming with new creatures. It promises to be wonderful, and to be terrible, but above … Read More

A life of rhyme

26/01/2018 | Reform

Poet, performer, musician and author Benjamin Zephaniah speaks to Charissa King

It’s 2011, and a group of students are in heated debate. ‘Benjamin Zephaniah’s at this university,’ says one. ‘You’re telling lies!’ says another: ‘Zephaniah’s a rebel – he wouldn’t … Read More

A good question: Ageing congregations: Blessing or problem?

26/01/2018 | Reform 1

One question, four answers

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These are extracts from an article that was published in the February 2018 edition of  Reform

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Walking together: Intergenerational church

26/01/2018 | Reform

How much richer church life could be, says Sam Richards, if all age groups did everything together

Lois is my biblical hero. She is mentioned in passing in 2 Timothy as Timothy’s grandmother, along with her daughter Eunice, Timothy’s mother. … Read More

A letter from… a European in the UK

26/01/2018 | Reform 1

Leonora Jagessar-Visser’t Hooft urges UK churches to discuss Brexit

I am preparing my sermon for Sunday and again, I will make mention of Brexit. I will say: ‘There are many things that leave an imprint on us as we journey through … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Baffling hymns

26/01/2018 | Reform

Simon Jenkins on baffling hymns

This Christmas just gone, in the middle of singing one of the season’s best-loved carols, right in the middle of the line: ‘Lo, he abhors not the virgin’s womb,’ I found myself wondering why we … Read More