A letter from… Syria

28/08/2015 | Reform

Smuggling Bibles in Syria

My job is to help distribute Bibles across Syria. The war has made this more difficult. Right now, we’re distributing 25,000 Bibles and scriptures each year. It used to be more, but it’s harder to get … Read More

Niall Cooper: The end of compassion?

28/08/2015 | Reform

Can we trust any politicians to champion the poorest and most vulnerable?

What are we to make of the Conservative government and of Her Majesty’s loyal opposition (aka the Labour party)? Is either party really committed to tackling poverty, protecting … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: On holiday from God?

28/08/2015 | Reform

Do we need a holiday from God?

For the last six months, I have found myself struggling with work, struggling with family and struggling with church – trying to achieve balance and failing. I went on my summer holiday and … Read More

Christian Activist: ‘Greece deserves a jubilee’

28/08/2015 | Reform

Tim Jones explains why Greece deserves a jubilee

Over the summer, Greece has dominated news headlines. The crisis seems to spark into life every couple of years, but in fact, for the Greek people, it has already lasted more than … Read More

Editorial: Faith and politics

28/08/2015 | Reform

Thanks to the oddities of magazineland in summer, I’m writing this four weeks before you’re likely to read it. Each one of those weeks being a long time in politics, the risk of my saying something that has come to … Read More

On the pilgrim way: The value of shedding tears

28/08/2015 | Reform

I have been shedding rather a lot of tears in the past month. I have always been prone to tears of both joy and sorrow. I wept a lot when our eldest started school – for the loss of his … Read More