Commitment-Phobe: All-age pitfalls

27/03/2018 | Reform

Telling the truth in all-age services

When I started going to church, other mothers were always asking me if I wanted to volunteer for kids’ church. I always said: ‘No, not for me,’ for so many reasons.

Firstly, I didn’t … Read More

A letter from… Taiwan

27/03/2018 | Reform

Victor Hsu reports on the struggle for justice in Taiwan

Recently, waiting staff in two different Australian restaurants were fired after they identified their nationality to employers. In the Winter Olympic Games, this country was not allowed to display its … Read More

The legacy of slavery

27/03/2018 | Reform

Alan Yates reflects on the long shadow of the slave trade and why we all need black role models

Recently, I heard an erudite black bishop lament about his schooling in England. ‘Whenever I saw a black person in a … Read More

Discovering empire

27/03/2018 | Reform

John Grundy reflects on his time with First Nations communities in Canada

I was sitting next to a fellow student at Northern College, Manchester, who was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, when he quietly said to me: ‘You do … Read More

Paul versus religion

27/03/2018 | Reform

Jesus meant everything to Paul, says the theologian Tom Wright, but religion meant nothing

I was having a drink with a friend when the waiter stopped for a chat. ‘What takes you to London?’ he asked. My friend explained: ‘Tom … Read More

Open for service

27/03/2018 | Reform

Charissa King visits a bustling, church-based charity shop in Leeds

‘We had a lawnmower donated the other week,’ says Pauline Peacock, a volunteer at the community charity shop based at Beeston Hill United Free Church, Leeds. ‘We’ve had wheelchairs, a … Read More