April 2022 Archives - Reform Magazine
A good question: What’s the best sermon you’ve ever heard?
28/03/2022 | ReformOne question, four answers
Katrina Clifford‘Each sermon is part of the path’
As someone who has recently been commissioned as a lay preacher, I wish I could say that I remember countless (or any!) truly impactful sermons. However, that isn’t … Read More
Editorial: Peace in a warring world?
28/03/2022 | ReformWhen Richard Nixon won the US election in 1968, the Vietnam war had continued for 13 years. His campaign promised ‘peace with honour’, but as President he failed to bring negotiations with the north Vietnamese to a resolution.
So he … Read More
Reviews April 2022
28/03/2022 | ReformSins of the flesh
BenedettaDirected by Paul VerhoevenCertificate 18, 131 minutesReleased 15 April
The Dutch director Paul Verhoeven revels in controversy. In Hollywood, he pushed the boundaries of taste with the violent Robocop in 1987 and the sexually explicit Basic … Read More
Art in Focus – April 2022
28/03/2022 | ReformDetail from The lamentation over the dead Christ with saints,Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, also known as Sandro Botticelli(a nickname meaning ‘little barrel’), 1499-1500
Is there a better depiction of devotion and love, of the need to cherish and … Read More
Let’s walk together
28/03/2022 | ReformBishop Mike Royal started work as the new General Secretary of the ecumenical body Churches Together in England in March and will be inducted in May. His previous career shows a commitment to help Christians have a transformative impact on … Read More
Ukraine: What’s the real story?
28/03/2022 | ReformMeic Pearse explains the historical background to the war in Ukraine
This story, like most true stories, is long and complicated. Russia and Ukraine are two modern names for countries that both claim to be the present incarnation of the … Read More
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