Moving on from the manse

24/01/2020 | Reform 1

Anne Bedford looks at the issues facing ministers who retire after a career in the manse

Moving house can be fraught with delays, abortive offers and poor surveys. Even if all has gone smoothly, there comes the packing and clearing … Read More

The Church of the Pilgrims

24/01/2020 | Reform

This year is the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower Pilgrims to North America. The present minister of their home church, Gillian Poucher, tells their story

Leaving Plymouth for North America in autumn 1620, the Mayflower Pilgrims risked … Read More

Interview: Muslim feminist

24/01/2020 | Reform

Writer and activist Mariam Khan talks to Stephen Tomkins

Mariam Khan had what she describes as a pivotal moment four years ago when she heard the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, talk about Muslim women being ‘traditionally submissive’. As an … Read More

Reviews – February 2020

24/01/2020 | Reform

Poor family, rich family

ParasiteDirected by Bong Joon HoCertificate 15, 132 minutesReleased 7 February

With income inequality on the rise in the UK, this Oscar-nominated, edge-of-the seat thriller from South Korea couldn’t be more pertinent. A poor family struggling to … Read More

Editorial: A problem with robes

24/01/2020 | Reform

What kind of person would split a nationwide Church because they disapprove of the clothes the ministers wear? Someone with no sense of proportion? A fanatic? Someone who places their own opinions above the mission of the Church?

This is … Read More

Reverse Advent Calendar 2019: Day Twenty Nine

29/12/2019 | Reform

Torch Trust

Torch Trust offers accessible Christian literature to people with sight loss. Your donation of £36 will cover the cost of six USB sticks and packaging, used to send audio versions of Christian books through our free accessible lending library. Torch … Read More