Commitment-Phobe: Break from church

25/01/2019 | Reform

A break from church raises tricky questions

Late last year, I had a work opportunity that took me away from home for two months. It was challenging for both my family and me, but also very rewarding. I relished the … Read More

I am… on £1.86 a day

25/01/2019 | Reform

A foodbank user describes living on £1.86 a day

I’m a bus driver but I lost my job two years ago and have been out of work since then. I signed on to jobseeker’s allowance but became homeless and was … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘When I get anxious, I think of Agnes’

25/01/2019 | Reform

Sheila Maxey looks ahead, inspired by Agnes

‘Out with the old and in with the new!’ we used to say, cheerfully and loudly, on Hogmanay, at midnight, when I was a child. We would shoo the old year out at … Read More

Chapter & verse: Exodus 16

25/01/2019 | Reform

Francis Brienen finds God’s provision in the wilderness

The book of Exodus has provided rich pickings for film directors through the years. It is easy to see why. There is plenty of material that is full of imagination and drama: … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: Church toilets

25/01/2019 | Reform

Paul Kerensa on awkward moments in church toilets

The number of toilets in your church gets truly tested when you’ve got a bit of a do. One or two WCs might be enough for sporadic use before or after a … Read More

Reviews – February 2019

25/01/2019 | Reform

Standup for the underclass

JellyfishDirected by James GardnerCertificate 15, 101 minutesReleased 15 February

Margate. Sarah (Liv Hill), a 15-year-old schoolgirl, acts as mother to her younger siblings, Marcus and Lucy – getting them up in the mornings, taking them to … Read More