On the pilgrim way: Comforting a dying friend

21/03/2017 | Reform

He joked about it – my husband, Kees, and my old friend and colleague, John, both going into hospital on St Valentine’s Day; and not only that, but at the same ungodly time of 7am, in the same hospital and … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: The devil’s bagpipes

21/03/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins ponders the wonders and weirdness of the devil’s bagpipes

Do you ever wonder what it must have been like back in baroque times to be at the church where JS Bach was the organist? Me neither. But come … Read More

Interview: Day by day

27/02/2017 | Reform

Adrian Plass talks to Charissa King and Stephen Tomkins

In 1983, when The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ was topping the bestseller lists, the Deputy Editor of the Christian magazine Family had an idea. He happened to notice … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Putting Church before community?

27/02/2017 | Reform

Does my church put itself before its community?

What do you do in times like these? Gather, I guess. But does gathering make you community? I gather with a large group of people every Sunday to praise God, to hear … Read More

A good question: What does the Reformation mean today?

27/02/2017 | Reform

One question, four answers

 

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This is an extract from the March 2017 edition of Reform.

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A letter from… the US

27/02/2017 | Reform

John J Thatamanil reports on life in the US under President Trump

Living in the US in the time of Trump is, I find, to be at a loss about how to love across chasms of difference. There is no … Read More