Any scrap of wood

26/01/2018 | Reform

Why you don’t need to find a good time to pray. Luigi Gioia shares a story from his youth

I am 17, my faith has just come alive, I have discovered the Psalms and fallen in love with them, and … Read More

Ministering myself out of a job

26/01/2018 | Reform 4

After coming to work at a church with problems, John Rider has seen it turn a corner. He explains how this change happened, and his vision for the future

After returning from missionary work in Romania and Israel, I worked as a … 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

Commitment-Phobe: My goals for 2018

26/01/2018 | Reform

This year, God’s in charge

Ah February, the graveyard of New Year’s resolutions. OK, for some it’s pat-on-the-back month. A friend of mine, who before becoming a Christian never made goals for herself, is so proud of hers this year … Read More

Reviews – February 2018

26/01/2018 | Reform

Loving the alien

The Shape of Water Directed by Guillermo del Toro Certificate 15, 123 minutes Released 14 February

There’s a tradition in horror films and fairytales that the monster is bad. The Shape Of Water is … Read More