The eternal question: Why?

26/05/2015 | Reform

When disaster strikes, we find ourselves battling with the impossible 
question: Why? Ian Gregory looks for an answer

Hidden among the flowers at the crematorium is a pathetic, screamed note that just asks the terrible question: “WHY?” What happened? Was … Read More

You have to read this

26/05/2015 | Reform

There’s nothing like sitting in the summer sun, with a glass of the local brew and a good book. Well, I’m afraid there’s not much we can do about the weather, and you’re on your own as far as the … Read More

Interview: Silent witness

26/05/2015 | Reform 1

Maggie Ross, the Anglican solitary, talks to Stephen Tomkins about the work of silence

Maggie Ross was five when she entered her first church, Washington Cathedral, and it had an impact on her that changed her life. As an adult, … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: On holiday with God

26/05/2015 | Reform

Where do you go to church when you’re on holiday? Several years ago, my evangelical auntie, asking what I would be doing on my impending beach holiday, told me tartly: “You may be going on holiday, but you can never … Read More

Niall Cooper: Restoring faith in welfare

26/05/2015 | Reform

“It is time to restore social security as
 a core principle”

We all rely on the welfare safety net being there for us if we hit hard times. A functioning safety net, not food handouts, is the true long-term solution … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: A small death

26/05/2015 | Reform

“I came to God through a time when the tiny
 life of an unborn child was dying inside me”

Having decided to move on from atheism, Commitment-Phobe is trying God

I was in the park with a friend who was … Read More