Operation restore hope

20/11/2012 | Reform

Claire Smith reports from Bethlehem, where a project for children aims to sow seeds of hope among a generation growing up amid crisis and despair

The place of Jesus’ birth is today a place of unemployment and poverty, where the … Read More

Reviews – December 2012/January 2013

20/11/2012 | Reform

From “lost boy” to Olympic athlete

Running for my Life Lopez Lomong Thomas Nelson Publishers £10.99

News stories come and go, and are all too soon forgotten. But for some people involved, lives are changed forever. This book brings to … Read More

Scandal of hunger

20/11/2012 | Reform

Andrew Hogg explains why development agencies are demanding changes to the systems that exacerbate hunger in a world of plenty

The word “agflation” – a new addition to the English language – not only looks and sounds distinctly unprepossessing, it … Read More

Community-minded: In praise of evaluation

20/11/2012 | Reform

From his birth in Bethlehem to his resurrection appearances, Jesus turned expectations and received wisdom on its head. Even his closest disciples were constantly surprised by his statements and behaviour. He made people see life from a new perspective, which … Read More

Free for the future

20/11/2012 | Reform

Fleur Houston gets a taste of modern European ecumenism at the Assembly of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe

The grey cloisters provided shelter from the sun, which was beating down on the red roofs of Florence in September, … Read More

Eco-Gardener: Getting cosy for winter

02/11/2012 | Reform

I cannot fathom how little old me – all 5ft 2” of me, managed to produce a son who is rapidly approaching 6ft. Ollie delights in patting me on the head now that he is towering over me and another … Read More