Chapter & verse: John 1: 14

21/11/2013 | Reform

We’ve got too used to the Gospel. “The Word became flesh” sounds like an ordinary kind of phrase to our ears – nouns and a verb; a beginning and an end; a description of something that happened. We find it … Read More

Editorial: Hope and transformation

21/11/2013 | Reform

For such well-loved stories, the nativities written by Matthew and Luke would have a very hard time at
a creative writing class.

Where’s the dialogue, for a start? Matthew: You don’t give a single word to Mary or Joseph. Luke: Only … Read More

Reviews – December 2013/January 2014

21/11/2013 | Reform

Faith and atheism
 search together

Philomena Directed by Stephen Frears Certificate 12A, 94 minutes Released on 1 November

This is the true story of Philomena Lee – wonderfully played by Judi Dench – who with the help of journalist Martin … Read More

On the pigrim way: Confronting family history

21/11/2013 | Reform

Our eldest, Peter, is 50 this December and our present to him is a little book of photos from his boyhood. Our annual Christmas letters provide a contemporary comment on Peter’s development to accompany the photos. My research for the … Read More

Giving Insights

21/11/2013 | Reform

“Three phrases sum up Christmas: Peace on earth, goodwill to men and batteries not included.” It might not be the most inspirational quote, but it makes the point that there is a big gulf between ideal and reality.

How well … Read More

What’s wrong with this sentence?

04/11/2013 | Reform

From the Mail: “A Christian evangelical pastor is on trial accused of stealing more than $40m from the megachurch he founded to fund his wife’s dreams of being a pop star in the US.”

There’s something about all this that … Read More