I am… on employment support allowance

28/08/2018 | Reform

Clair Richards on her experience of being on employment support allowance

I worked in a primary school but then I fell in town and I’ve had sciatica, so have been off work. Six months after I’d fallen, they realised I … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘How could I be so blind?’

28/08/2018 | Reform

Sheila Maxey opens her eyes to positive things

It feels as if I am drowning in sad news and sad situations at the moment. A 50-year-old person I know has separated from her partner of 15 years. A 20-something year … Read More

Editorial: How I learned to not speak French

28/08/2018 | Reform

This summer, I made a French shop assistant laugh out loud. I’d love to tell you the witty joke I made in masterful French, but sadly it was merely my attempt to pronounce the name of the Breton delicacy Kouign … Read More

A good question: What advice would you give to your younger self?

26/06/2018 | Reform

One question, four answers

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Commitment-Phobe: Worship rota worries

26/06/2018 | Reform

The rota ruin: the worries of worship coordination

I had been complaining to God – as I had to you – about disorganisation, about not wanting worship leading to be a duty, and felt God say to me: ‘What would … Read More

A letter from… an Irish minister in exile

26/06/2018 | Reform

John McNeil Scott reflects on how Ireland has both grown and regressed

Margaret Atwood famously described the Canada/US border as the world’s longest one-way mirror. Similarly, the view from west to east across the Irish Sea is always clear, while … Read More