I am… an essential worker

29/01/2021 | Reform

Norman Setchell on the value of being a meal delivery driver

In the years that followed my retirement from full-time ministry, like most clergy drawing their pension, I looked for something to occupy my time that would be of use … Read More

Here and now: David Turner

29/01/2021 | Reform

David Turner seeks solace in the garden

‘New year, new me.’ What did 2020 teach us? How have we grown as people, as a community and as the Church? And what can we take from that year? We know that … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I must contradict Dylan Thomas’

29/01/2021 | Reform

Sheila Maxey rediscovers the spirit of Advent

I am, by nature, a long-term planner: holidays, family gatherings, theatre trips. So, among all the other challenges of Covid-19, I have had to accept cancellation after cancellation. As Christmas approached, the stripping … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘We scatter God’s word, seeds of hope’

29/01/2021 | Reform

Paul Kerensa on broadcasting, from the roaring 20s to the 2020s

My lockdown project last year wasn’t sourdough or jigsaws (try a sourdough jigsaw – the crumbs are very difficult to put back together again.) It was researching the origins … Read More

Editorial: Turning over a new leaf

29/01/2021 | Reform

One of the most disconcerting experiences I’ve had for a while was watching interviews with protesters arriving in Washington on 6 January, Epiphany. These were not the rioters who broke into the Capitol, but peaceful demonstrators in support of President … Read More

Reviews – February 2021

29/01/2021 | Reform

Not such a harmless prank

AssassinsDirected by Ryan WhiteCertificate 12, 104 minutesReleased 29 January, online

In 2017, Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia briefly became headline news when Kim Jong-nam, half brother of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, was … Read More