Chapter & verse: Exodus 1:17

26/06/2023 | Reform

Phil Wall on the defiance of the Hebrew midwives

I was just six years old when my part in our church’s production of Moses and the Burning Bush gave me a lifelong love for the theatre. I played the role … Read More

Chapter & verse: Ephesians 4: 1-16

02/06/2023 | Reform

Victoria Turner reflects on peace

The Epistle to the Ephesians is attributed to Paul when he was in prison, and this letter thinks carefully about how we should live as a new humanity unified in God – quite a relevant … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 4: 16-19

28/04/2023 | Reform

Jooseop Keum finds Christ in the margins

The incarnation of Jesus took place among the people at the margins. Jesus was not born in a palace, but a manger, a ragged cowshed, an open and unprotected place. They never expected … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 28:16-20

24/03/2023 | Reform

David Coleman wrestles with Jesus’ Great Commission

I remember the disquiet and embarrassment I felt at the scholarly suggestion that Jesus was ‘an apocalyptic preacher’. I pictured some fulminating nutter in the street. There’s something in me still in thrall … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 4: 1-42

24/02/2023 | Reform

Stephen Tomkins rethinks Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman

This is a Bible story that I have changed my mind about. Sermons and commentaries I came across generally portrayed this woman as sinful, failing to listen to Jesus, failing to … Read More

Chapter & verse: Luke 6:39

27/01/2023 | Reform

Catherine Lewis-Smith takes issue with Jesus’ attitude to blindness

Jesus says some strange things about visually impaired people. His compassion for them is huge and he transforms the lives of many by restoring their sight. One of my favourite Gospel … Read More