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

Interview: Plastic rap

29/01/2021 | Reform

Miriam Turner, Co-Chief Executive of Friends of the Earth, talks to Stephen Tomkins

Friends of the Earth’s first ever campaign action was to return thousands of empty bottles to the London headquarters of Cadbury Schweppes in 1971, to promote reuse. … Read More