A letter from… a European in the UK

26/01/2018 | Reform 1

Leonora Jagessar-Visser’t Hooft urges UK churches to discuss Brexit

I am preparing my sermon for Sunday and again, I will make mention of Brexit. I will say: ‘There are many things that leave an imprint on us as we journey through … Read More

Ministering myself out of a job

26/01/2018 | Reform 4

After coming to work at a church with problems, John Rider has seen it turn a corner. He explains how this change happened, and his vision for the future

After returning from missionary work in Romania and Israel, I worked as a … Read More

Any scrap of wood

26/01/2018 | Reform

Why you don’t need to find a good time to pray. Luigi Gioia shares a story from his youth

I am 17, my faith has just come alive, I have discovered the Psalms and fallen in love with them, and … Read More

Editorial: My movie resolutions

26/01/2018 | Reform

Happy New Year, even if I am the last to say it. Last time we talked, I was pondering New Year’s resolutions, swinging between having none as usual and pledging something grandiose and ill-defined. I haven’t given up on that, … Read More

Reviews – February 2018

26/01/2018 | Reform

Loving the alien

The Shape of Water Directed by Guillermo del Toro Certificate 15, 123 minutes Released 14 February

There’s a tradition in horror films and fairytales that the monster is bad. The Shape Of Water is … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Celebration was working its magic yet again’

19/01/2018 | Reform

Sheila Maxey revisits the magic of celebration

We always bring in the New Year in Lincolnshire, with Kees’ brother, Tom, and Tom’s wife, Anna. Because their mother was Dutch, the celebration involved drinking mulled wine, eating oliebollen (Dutch doughnuts) and setting … Read More