On the pilgrim way: ‘It seems such a trivial disability when I think of others who are in their 80s’

28/02/2024 | Reform

Sheila Maxey is missing her knitting

I am currently disabled. Not that you would notice….

Sheila Maxey is a member of Ingatestone United Reformed Church, Essex

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Here & now: Annie Sharples

28/02/2024 | Reform

Annie Sharples says collaboration is the way to combat injustice

Last October, I camped in the NEC in Birmingham with 1,300 young people, 400 leaders and over 200 volunteers for the annual Methodist Youth Assembly, ‘3Generate’. Yes – camping…

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Chapter and Verse: Luke 1:26-37

28/02/2024 | Reform

Mark Jason sees our relationship with God modelled by Mary

Our relationship with God often becomes casual and devoid of a sense of true reverence and awe…

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Stand together, kneel together

29/01/2024 | Reform

Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg is the leader of Masorti Judaism. This combines traditional ritual with a reinterpretation of Torah for the modern world. In these troubled times he is a voice of comfort and reconciliation. His latest book, Listening for God … Read More

Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘I’d like to see an annual ‘Name-Badge Sunday’ with sticky labels to remind us of who’s who’

29/01/2024 | Reform 1

Church, eh? No one ever tells you the rules. Alright, I hear you – there are no rules in church. All are welcome, come as you are, just don’t sit in Marjorie’s seat. So perhaps they’re more guidelines. Social … Read More

Art in Focus: February 2024

29/01/2024 | Reform

Joseph the Carpenter, 1642Georges de La TourLouvre, Paris

The painter Georges de la Tour is known for his use of light, especially candlelight. Here his figures are simply rendered, and the colours chosen so that the one light … Read More