Sisters of Sinai

01/07/2019 | Reform

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Cambridge to two remarkable sisters. Nick Lomax tells the story

Westminster College, Cambridge, has recently celebrated the vision and generosity of twin sisters who were its benefactors, with the dedication of a Cambridge … Read More

What Jesus learned

01/07/2019 | Reform

John Campbell has second thoughts about one of Jesus’ hard sayings

In Mark 7, Jesus seems to describe a Gentile woman as a ‘dog’. When she begs him to cast a demon out of her daughter, he says: ‘Let the … Read More

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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