I am… a street preacher

21/02/2020 | Reform

A street preacher’s story by Maurice Omorojie

Increasing preoccupations with science, technology and humanism have resulted in a societal shift from belief in a supreme being to belief in serendipity and mischance. With this comes a backlash against Christianity. Christians … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Why fast?

21/02/2020 | Reform

I need to understand the purpose of Lent to model it to my daughter

I have been feeling really challenged by Lent this year, and, in particular, fasting. What is it all about? And why do we do it as … Read More

Chapter and verse: Luke 15:11-32

21/02/2020 | Reform

Stuart Dew on the value of proactive forgiveness

I asked ten people what the word ‘prodigal’ brought to mind. Nine said the story of the prodigal son. And most of them are not churchgoers.

‘Prodigal’ is a word not … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘He sings as he never has before’

21/02/2020 | Reform

On a dark, damp, late January day, I briefly nipped into the garden to feed the birds. I noticed, to my surprise, that the garden was full of new growth – green spikes of daffodils poking through, gorgeous Lenten roses, … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘We’re not chasing bears, we’re chasing prayers’

21/02/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa is on the hunt for prayers

Every now and then, in our church, I do the prayers. I mean, they ask me – I’m not nudging anyone out of the way. I’m on a rota. I write them … Read More

Editorial: The hand of God?

21/02/2020 | Reform

This week – as I write – in 1945, the place where I work was hit by a V2 flying bomb. The rocket directly hit a three-storey house; and, as well as neighbouring houses, the blast wrecked Presbyterian Church House, … Read More