A cold, empty nest

01/07/2019 | Reform

Letting go of grown-up children is a longer, harder process than I thought, says Jenny Martin

When our children were small and utterly dependant on us, I used to say: ‘A time will come when neither of us is dependant … Read More

Here & now: Victoria Turner

01/07/2019 | Reform

‘Here & now’ is a new column giving a voice to younger writers in the Church

The BBC series Fleabag absolutely catapulted Phoebe Waller-Bridge (pictured) into public light. The protagonist, the otherwise anonymous ‘Fleabag’, is the epitome of the never-settling, … Read More

I was a Greenbelt popstar, nearly

01/07/2019 | Reform

In the 1980s, Greenbelt festival looked like Dixe Wills’ path to fame, if only he could get the right name for his band

I’ll admit it now, the beginning of this tale is less cool than I could ever have … Read More

A good question: When is a good joke bad?

01/07/2019 | Reform

One question, four answers

These are extracts from an article that was published in the July/August 2019 edition of Reform

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Interview: Race matters

01/07/2019 | Reform

Charissa King and Stephen Tomkins speak to pastor, charity founder and author Ben Lindsay

Ben Lindsay is on a mission to get churches talking about race. He describes himself as a black pastor of a white-majority church in one of … Read More

Reviews – July/August 2019

01/07/2019 | Reform

Songs and lovers

Marianne & Leonard: Words of loveDirected by Nick BroomfieldCertificate tbc, 97 minutesReleased 26 July

On 29 July 2016 in Norway, a woman named Marianne Ihlen died aged 81. She is familiar to millions as the subject … Read More