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 … 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. … 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 … Read More

Editorial: There’s something about Mary

27/04/2022 | Reform

The month of May is particularly associated with Mary the mother of Jesus in Catholicism. Not that there are too many months that aren’t associated with Mary in Catholicism.

The first of January is the solemnity of Mary, … Read More

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 … 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 … Read More