On the pilgrim way: ‘I seemed to be the keeper of the family memory’

06/09/2024 | Reform

This summer I have been on rather a special journey down memory lane – all the more special because it was shared. I visited my 89-year-old cousin in Germany. He remembered our first ‘adult’ meeting – I was 17 and … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I’d forgotten that there on my bookshelf are countless words of inspiration’

06/09/2024 | Reform

Lately I’ve spent more money on hospital car parks than I’d like. Yes, we’re in one of those seasons. First came my own kidney issues, then came an ailing parent – entirely unrelated, but such is life. On some days … Read More

Reviews September 2024

06/09/2024 | Reform

FirebrandDirected by Karim AinouzCertificate 15121 minutesReleased 6 September

History. The Tudors. King Henry VIII wanted a male heir to the throne. His first wife failed to deliver, so he divorced her. When the Pope excommunicated him, Henry set up the … Read More

Mission and money

06/09/2024 | Reform

The United Reformed Church has been exploring game-changing new ways with mission, and how to fund them. Mike Hart of the URC’s North Western Synod, Nneoma Chima, Clerk of Thames North Synod, and Jamie Kissack, Moderator of Yorkshire Synod, tell … Read More

A good question: What is your prayer for the future of the Church?

06/09/2024 | Reform

One question, four answers

Clare Davison‘I pray we will be churches who invite others to join us’

I think about this question, as a local church minister who has had two of my four churches close within a year. I … Read More

Jesus and… Money

06/09/2024 | Reform

This month, John Ellis on the pitfalls of wealth for the Church

Given how often the Bible addresses issues of money and wealth, financial discussions in our churches are curious. They emerge as church maintenance questions rather than discipleship questions. … Read More