Reviews June 2022

28/05/2022 | Reform

Helping a loved one to die

Everything Went FineDirected by François OzonCertificate 15, 113 minutesReleased 17 June

France. Two daughters, Emmanuèle and Pascale Bernheim (Sophie Marceau and Géraldine Pailhas), visit their 85-year-old father André Bernheim (André Dussollier) as he recovers … Read More

Editorial: In praise of ministers

28/05/2022 | Reform

One Friday night in 1983, aged 13, I was cycling back from my church youth group. Not being the most confident cyclist, when I had to turn right on London Road, I dismounted and pushed my bike across the road. … Read More

A good question: How do we make peace?

27/04/2022 | Reform

One question, four answers

John Cooper‘Peace is a team effort’

As I write, the conflict in Ukraine continues. Images flash up day after day of bombs and hurt and pain. Individuals share painful stories of loss and death. It feels … Read More

Here & now: Sophie Dorling

27/04/2022 | Reform

Sophie Dorling says goodbye to her old church

Dear Wimborne URC,Thank you for your many years of service, it has been an absolute pleasure.Your four walls have seen a lot over the years: christenings, blessings, weddings and funerals, not to … Read More

Chapter & verse: Acts 11:1-18

27/04/2022 | Reform

John Campbell on breaking out of the box

This book is called ‘The Acts of the Apostles’, but it soon becomes clear when reading it that the apostles only act when driven, cajoled, shaken and stirred by the Spirit. Justo … Read More

The churches that make us: Yourchurch

27/04/2022 | Reform

A series on the breadth of church life in the URC. This month, Lawrence Heath-Moore introduces a congregation that exists only online

Yourchurch is a congregation that lives and meets online, with weekly services on Sunday at 6.30pm. It is … Read More