Commitment-Phobe: Break from church

25/01/2019 | Reform

A break from church raises tricky questions

Late last year, I had a work opportunity that took me away from home for two months. It was challenging for both my family and me, but also very rewarding. I relished the … Read More

A letter from… Hong Kong

25/01/2019 | Reform

Eric So tells of Church and societal division in Hong Kong

Dear son,It has been more than a year since you visited Hong Kong. Last year was the tenth year of you being away from home, to study abroad. Though … Read More

Promise, plague and passion

25/01/2019 | Reform

Next year, Oberammergau stages its 42nd passion play, keeping a 400-year-old promise to God

What started as a bargain with God has become a centuries-old village tradition that brings audiences of hundreds of thousands from across the world. In 1633, … Read More

A feast of silence

25/01/2019 | Reform

If you have been developing a beautiful church gardenand the practice of contemplative prayer, why not put them together? Alexa Barber reports

Two exciting recent developments at Zion United Reformed Church in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, came together in our first … Read More

When Jesus divided the Church

25/01/2019 | Reform

Three hundred years ago this month, the English Presbyterian Church was split by the Salters’ Hall debates. Robert Pope explains their problem

At the heart of Christianity stands the figure of Jesus – not only what he said and did … Read More

Organise kindness

25/01/2019 | Reform

Random acts of kindness can be wonderful, say Martin Wroe and Malcolm Doney. So why not make them non-random?

In a crowded train carriage, Sammy Welch was entertaining her young son Rylan on the five-hour journey from Birmingham, in the … Read More