Time to stand

26/03/2024 | Reform

The Revd Mark Coleman stood as an independent candidate in the Rochdale by-election on 29 February. He gained 455 votes. He was a vicar in Rochdale and he has spent time in prison for his part in Insulate Britain protests. … Read More

Art in Focus: April 2024

26/03/2024 | Reform

John the Evangelist, Gunda Gunde Gospel Book, Ethiopia c. 1540Ink and paint on parchmentWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

Ethiopian art is having a moment. Two major exhibitions in the United States have just closed – Africa and Byzantium at New York’s Metropolitan … Read More

Reviews April 2024

26/03/2024 | Reform

One God, two families

KidnappedDirected by Marco BellocchioCertificate 12a, 135 minutesReleased 26 April

This Italian drama, based on true events, is set when the papacy was both the head of the Roman Catholic Church and the state authority in parts … Read More

Editorial: Sermon Feedback

26/03/2024 | Reform

Last Sunday I was discussing with Reform’s new TV reviewer the subject of being praised for a sermon. How do you respond? ‘Yes, I was on fire today, wasn’t I?’ Maybe a little self-important….

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Do stay for tea and coffee: ’Given I only buy one every decade or so, I won’t see this change of packaging till the 2030s

26/03/2024 | Reform

Paul Kerensa gets involved in some sticky business

If you saw the sticky business surrounding Lyle’s Golden Syrup changing its ‘Christian’ logo, you may have thought, as I did: ‘What Christian logo?’…

Paul Kerensa is on tour around the country. … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I was a bit startled to find Rowan was dealing with the seven deadly sins’

26/03/2024 | Reform

Sheila Maxey grapples with the seven deadly sins

For the past few years, Lent, as a time of deeper prayer and self-examination, has largely passed me by but I decided that this year I would try to pay attention to … Read More