Reviews – May 2013

24/04/2013 | Reform

Hard times, and ordinary

Making All Things Well: Finding Spiritual Strength with Julian of Norwich Isabel de Gruchy Canterbury Press £9.99

 

 

 

Everyday God: The Spirit
 of the Ordinary Paula Gooder Canterbury Press £8.99

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Bishop Carlton Pearson interview: Hell and high water

24/04/2013 | Reform 5

Fame, wealth, influence, and a church of thousands; Bishop Carlton Pearson had it all. What went wrong? He heard the voice of God. Stephen Tomkins hears his story

Born in the San Diego ghetto, Bishop Carlton Pearson, will next year … Read More

Editorial: Speaking ill of the dead

24/04/2013 | Reform 1

Margaret Thatcher – you didn’t hear it here first – died on 8 April. Two commentators reflect on her regime itself in this month’s Reform, but what caught my own attention was the disagreement between those who opposed her in … Read More

Chapter and Verse: John 11:38-53

22/04/2013 | Reform

The Temple authorities of Jesus’ time, found Jesus subversively, infuriatingly, terrifyingly difficult to cope with. So does the Christian Church. Institutions are inevitably concerned with their own survival, reputation and flourishing, while Jesus calls his would-be followers to “deny themselves, … Read More

One last snatch

17/04/2013 | Reform

This letter was in our office kitchen, from the company that brings our milk. Because of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral today they will not be able to get it to us. Even in death, the milk snatcher strikes again.

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Smells like Holy Spirit

04/04/2013 | Reform

If you watched The Day Today, Chris Morris’s parody news show, in the 1990s, you find the real news is always giving you Chris Morris flashbacks. I just had one reading this headline from the Huffington Post: “Woman claims to … Read More