November 2018 Archives - Reform Magazine
No more money for oil: Divest or engage? Part one
30/10/2018 | ReformWith climate experts announcing that we have 12 years to contain climate change, is it time for all Churches to stop investing in fossil fuel companies? asks Operation Noah’s James Buchanan. Next month, the United Reformed Church’s investors respond
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On God’s refrigerator
30/10/2018 | ReformMelba Pattillo Beals was one of the ‘Little Rock Nine’ – the first group of black students to integrate into Little Rock Central High School, Arkansas, in 1957. The students faced violence and were escorted by paratroopers. Here, she recalls … Read More
Commitment-Phobe: Noisy answered prayer
30/10/2018 | ReformTrouble with my neighbour, part three
I don’t get on with my neighbour. My neighbour does not get on with me. Life goes on.
Most of the time it does not matter. When I am not too busy or too … Read More
I am… in prison
30/10/2018 | ReformA Allen reports from prison
Contrary to what tabloids would have you believe, prison is no holiday camp. It is a volatile mixing pot where all manner of criminals are confined in close quarters. Frequently, the situation erupts.
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Chapter & verse: Matthew 13:51-52
30/10/2018 | ReformFiona Thomas on what makes a good scribe
I once had a classmate who left school to join the civil service. At the time, I didn’t know what that meant. Civil servants are sometimes the silent, invisible people who get … Read More
Do stay for tea and coffee: The ten micro commandments
30/10/2018 | ReformPaul Kerensa devises ten micro commandments for new church visitors
In our church, look heavenward and you’ll see three huge, stone slabs. One inscribed with the Ten Commandments, one with the Beatitudes and one with the Lord’s Prayer. It’s a … Read More
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