It’s another sign

07/03/2013 | Reform

This is what’s happening at the end of my road.

It seemed like a good illustration for the What Will the Church Look Like in 40 Years? piece – considering the four-part harmonious grimness of the four writers’ assessments.

But … Read More

It’s a sign

04/03/2013 | Reform

Apparently you’re not allowed to take exploding cars on the Woolwich ferry any more. It’s health and safety gone mad.

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Book quiz

27/02/2013 | Reform

You’re in a Victorian bookshop (or if you’re not, just pretend you are). Browsing for something to read on your next stagecoach journey, you come across The Duty and Obligation of the Christian Minister by Rev. Frederick de Veil Williams. It sounds … Read More

We’re all doomed! Discuss

25/02/2013 | Reform

According to a particularly twittish bumper sticker, “The answer is Jesus, what’s the question?” It makes me want to answer “Who ate all the pies?” Or “What do you get if you mix bleach and vinegar?”

Not the least problem … Read More

David Livingstone. Hero or failure?

20/02/2013 | Reform

Britain’s most famous missionary is 200 this month. Stephen Tomkins explores a newly-discovered story

It’s a baptismal service, and all around people are in tears – not from joy or because they are spiritually moved, but from anger and fear.

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Agnostic church

20/02/2013 | Reform

We have a great piece in this month’s Reform by Simon Jenkins, reviewing London’s new Atheist Church, and reflecting on the experience of being at the opening service. And in the Guardian, Andrew Brown has written a lovely blog on agnostic … Read More