Do stay for tea and coffee: ‘We gravitate towards numbered lists. The Ten Commandments is still the most famous part of the Bible.’

27/04/2022 | Reform

If this article was on BuzzFeed, the home of internet lightweight clickbait, it would be entitled: ‘10 Reasons the Ten Commandments is the Original Biblical Listicle’. Even if it didn’t quite live up to the headline.

If you’re not familiar … Read More

I am… an irreligious Jew

27/04/2022 | Reform

Rio Goldhammer considers his identity

This photo was taken at the soundcheck to my band 1919’s gig at the Dublin Castle in Camden. I became something of a rebel in my teenage years and was drawn to punk and metal, … Read More

Painting our map green

27/04/2022 | Reform

The United Reformed Church has reached a milestone of environmental sustainability. It’s a good start, says Rob Weston

Every regional synod in the United Reformed Church has now signed up to the eco synod award scheme. The URC is only … Read More

What we gonna do for Zimbabwe?

27/04/2022 | Reform

The needs of Zimbabwe have only become greater since Kevin Snyman trekked across the country in the 1980s

I remember the last time I visited Zimbabwe. It was 1988, and I was travelling in a gorgeously restored 1975 Land Rover … Read More

The Pastoral Rule

27/04/2022 | Reform

Lisa Moore Wilson rediscovers how to stop stress beating ministry, the medieval way

As my faith journey progresses, I have observed with concern the number of ministers, elders and volunteers who quite frankly seem absolutely worn out. Wondering how our … Read More

Balancing full plates: Ministry and wellbeing in pandemic times

27/04/2022 | Reform

In the third of a series of articles on maintaining good mental health, Laurence Wareing asks how it has been for ministers during the pandemic – and what now?

One of the things that might be said, but rarely is, … Read More