July/August 2017 Archives - Reform Magazine
Chapter & verse: Job 28
30/06/2017 | ReformJohn Proctor on mining for wisdom
At a village chapel service in the Pennines, the local minister mentioned mining. Old shafts lie in the hills, and, at one time, a good deal of valuable metal came out of that ground. … Read More
Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Apocalyptic baddies
30/06/2017 | ReformSimon Jenkins wrestles with apocalyptic baddies
If purgatory gives its inmates time off for reunion get togethers, then one party would easily scoop the prize for the hereafter’s most eccentric celebrity guest list. Among the partygoers would be Putin and … Read More
Interview: Abundance of spirit
30/06/2017 | ReformBobbie Houston, cofounder of the globally-recognised Hillsong Church, talks to Stephen Tomkins and Charissa King
Unusually for Reform, we met Bobbie Houston in the penthouse suite of Kensington’s five-star Royal Garden Hotel. The penthouse, we were quickly told, was provided … Read More
Ninety-five more theses – Part one
30/06/2017 | ReformOn 31 October 1517, Martin Luther nailed to the Wittenberg Church door his 95 Theses – 95 one-sentence statements about what he believed was wrong in the practice and teaching of the Church in his day. To mark the 500th … Read More
A good question: Are all welcome?
30/06/2017 | ReformJesus invited everyone – but are all equally welcome in church? Our panel considers the question which is the theme of the United Reformed Church’s involvement in Greenbelt festival this year
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This is an extract from an article that … Read More
You’re welcome
30/06/2017 | ReformImagine a church with no outsiders. Dave Tomlinson reflects on sharing Communion with Muslims
When I told a neighbour who says she doesn’t believe in God that 15 Muslim students came to our Midnight Mass at Christmas, and they received … Read More
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