A grief supported

24/02/2015 | Reform

How can a family be sustained through the loss of a child? David Ireland reflects on the ministry of bereavement support

Bereavement support is about listening carefully, never assuming that you understand someone’s situation, being alongside but never being directive … Read More

Pope Francis interview: When in Rome

24/02/2015 | Reform

An extract from Pope Francis: Conversations with Jorge Bergoglio

Pope Francis has defied expectations. He has not behaved as we expect popes to behave, but carries his own bags and shunned the Popemobile in favour of buses. He has not … Read More

Reviews – March 2015

24/02/2015 | Reform

The true King

Selma Directed by Ava DuVernay Certificate 12A, 128 minutes Released 6 February

This account of the epoch-making march at Selma, Alabama, deserves comparison to films that were cinematically epoch-making themselves, including Gandhi and Schindler’s … Read More

On the pilgrim way: Blessings in smaller numbers

24/02/2015 | Reform

Sheila Maxey finds blessings in smaller numbers

The 2014 Christmas celebration at my local church (a unique mixture of party, witness, and worship) nearly did not happen. We used to have between 50 and 80 people of all ages attend, … Read More

Editorial: Why do we stick with God?

24/02/2015 | Reform

I know a couple who didn’t split up. It seemed for a while like they would. It was a familiar enough story: Tough times, a valuable friendship that got out of hand, infidelity, recrimination, shame, hurt, anger. When it came … Read More

Editorial: Digital Reform

21/02/2015 | Reform

Television and books misled my generation. Growing up in the 1970s, we were given the distinct impression that by the 21st Century we could all be living on Mars, hovering around with jetpacks and honeymooning in zero gravity. You can … Read More