Editorial: A strange kind of crisis

24/04/2020 | Reform

‘These are strange times’ is the phrase I think I’ve heard more than any other since the start of the coronavirus crisis. Historically, and indeed geographically, it is probably not so strange to live through a health crisis, however unusual … Read More

The Bible doesn’t tell me so

22/04/2020 | Reform

Rosalind Selby considers how to read the Bible when it isn’t answering our questions

Some 35 years ago, the theologian Hans Frei asked a question about biblical interpretation: ‘Does it stretch, or will it break?’ He was asking whether the … Read More

Art in focus: April 2020

01/04/2020 | Reform

Transfiguration, from the Gunda Gunde Gospels

In the remote Tigre region of Ethiopia there is a monastery dating back to the late 14th century. Legend has it that it is built on a crater where there lived a dragon named … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘This is too big a problem for one column’

30/03/2020 | Reform

Paul Kerensa takes a look at introverts and extroverts in church

Too many churches have –troverts in charge, which excludes –troverts like me.’ Can you fill in the gaps?

It’s a quiet schism within the Church. Or is it a … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Called by God? At my age? Surely not’

30/03/2020 | Reform

One morning, during my prayer time, I felt called by God – called to be an elder and even a church secretary. Surely not? At my age? (nearly 82). I was well aware of the need: elders’ elections were looming, … Read More

Chapter and verse: John 4:4-26

30/03/2020 | Reform

Sonia Soans explores Jesus’ surprising attitude to the Samaritan woman

For Women’s History Month (March), we remembered women who changed the world. As March also falls within the Christian season of Lent, I can’t help but see parallels between the … Read More