A letter from… Charlottesville

22/09/2017 | Reform

Brenda Brown-Grooms writes from Charlottesville, Virginia

After 12 August 2017 (which people here are calling A12), the old tired have been joined by the newly tired. You see, black, brown, native, trans, queer and poor people have been telling … Read More

Sex, drugs, Jesus and alcohol

22/09/2017 | Reform

What do young people need from churches? Simon Edwards reflects

Sex, drugs, Jesus and alcohol are the main topics we have discussed with a small but growing group of young people between 12 and 16 years old who meet every … Read More

How to find funds and make diamonds

22/09/2017 | Reform

Are you putting off an outreach project for lack of funds? You don’t have to, says Sam Healey

We had been playing Trivial Pursuit for several hours. My next-door neighbour and I had collected all of the coloured segments and … Read More

Reviews – October 2017

22/09/2017 | Reform

How to spread the Gospel

 

Spiritual and Religious: The Gospel in an age of paganism Tom Wright SPCK £9.99 ISBN: 9780281072842

 

Christians in our society struggle to know how to challenge the prevailing … Read More

Editorial: Guitar hero

22/09/2017 | Reform

I was at Greenbelt festival this August bank holiday, and, amid all the music, talks and cornucopia of knitted fruit, the moment that stays with me most is a small one.

There is a music venue at Greenbelt called the … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘Memory is a precious but unreliable gift’

22/09/2017 | Reform

Sheila Maxey on the gift of memory

Memories can be such a rich pleasure but also a ball and chain. A friend of mine feels that she cannot take certain steps in her life because her husband (dead for nearly … Read More