On the pilgrim way: Tripped up by prejudice

24/01/2013 | Reform

I have been caught out yet again misjudging someone. William called as a winter afternoon was drawing to a close and I groaned inside. William is a 50-something Irishman from East London who, for the past 20 years, has had … Read More

Reviews – February 2013

24/01/2013 | Reform

Good news for church growth

Church Growth in Britain: 1980 to the Present David Goodhew Ashgate Contemporary Ecclesiology £17.99

‘It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that Christianity in Britain is in decline. However, not all universally acknowledged truths are … Read More

The Manger and the Cross

20/11/2012 | Reform 1

Where, asks Rosalind Selby, is the enfleshment of the Son of God to be most inclusively understood?

Many (perhaps most) Christmas sermons across the western world will offer congregations the good news that Jesus was born, in human flesh amongst … Read More

Jane Williams interview: “God is really what we have to offer”

20/11/2012 | Reform

Justin Brierley meets author, lecturer and theologian Jane Williams

Because my wife is a local church leader, I’m often introduced to people as “the husband of our minister”. Jane Williams is someone who can identify with that, but magnified by … Read More

Three last thoughts on the Great Ejectment

20/11/2012 | Reform

Though the 350th anniversary year of the Great Ejectment is drawing to an end, three aspects of its legacy in particular should continue to inspire us, says Alan PF Sell

hat a year of celebrations and commemorations 2012 has been! … Read More

How to speak of Christ

20/11/2012 | Reform

John Bradbury consults ancient church philosophers to help sharpen his insights on the incarnation for today

The mince pies have been in the shops for weeks. The Christmas decorations began emerging months ago, and Christmas is nearly upon us again. … Read More