Christian Activist: Calais and beyond

25/09/2015 | Reform

Vaughan Jones on the refugee crisis

The narrative from the most excitable sections of the media around recent developments in Calais has been clear: We are under attack. The security of the realm is at stake as thousands of migrants … Read More

How to grow

25/09/2015 | Reform

What makes one church increase in numbers while so many others are shrinking? 
It’s a matter of spiritual muscle, says Ashley Evans

My experience of church seems to be different to others’. I have grown up in the Church, and … Read More

Reviews – October 2015

25/09/2015 | Reform

Meet the Fathers

Who Were the Church Fathers?: From Clement 
of Rome to Gregory the Great Marcellino D’Ambrosio SPCK £12.99

If your knowledge of the early Church Fathers is a little hazy and sketchy – as mine was until I … Read More

Niall Cooper: Debt beyond death

25/09/2015 | Reform

What churches can do to combat funeral poverty

As Christians, we are familiar with the concept of life beyond death. Sadly, as the cost of dying continues to increase more rapidly than the cost of living, increasing numbers of people … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Customised coffins

25/09/2015 | Reform

Simon Jenkins gets into coffins

“Which would you prefer?” asked the man at the funeral home: “Polished mahogany, with solid brass fittings and a deep velvet lining? Or, maybe you’d like to consider something from our new customised range?”

It … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Prayer time

25/09/2015 | Reform

Sheila Maxey experiments with prayer time

“I joined prayers using a wooden spinning top”

Over the summer, I changed my time for morning prayer. For many years, I went to my study after breakfast, lit a candle, arranged some little … Read More