A good question: Peace on earth – how?

24/11/2017 | Reform

One question, four answers

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This is an extract from an article that was published in the December 2017 / January 2018 edition of  Reform

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A letter from… Barcelona

24/11/2017 | Reform

Barcelona is a beautiful place to live. It is a place of beautiful architecture, historical monuments, plentiful art and sculpture, a beach, mountains close by, rich culture, good shopping and excellent food. It is one of the top places in … Read More

Chapter & verse: Matthew 2: 1-18

24/11/2017 | Reform

Lawrence Moore on foster care and the Christmas story

Matthew presents Jesus as Emmanuel – ‘God with us’ (Matt 1:23). God came in Jesus to change the world. That is why the Gospel is good news. That God does not … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: Handling Martha

24/11/2017 | Reform

‘Some of us see her as our pastoral challenge but pressure has been building’

Things are not always hunky dory in the land of the Christians. We are all growing at different stages in our faith and in our own … Read More

I am… on universal credit

24/11/2017 | Reform 1

‘If it wasn’t for my kids, I might have killed myself. This system is just horrible’

I waited nine weeks for universal credit. They told me they didn’t get the form they needed, so I sent it off again. Then … Read More

Jumble sales of the apocalypse: Happy Festivus

24/11/2017 | Reform

Simon Jenkins discovers the Festivus Pole

I must admit, I’m a sucker for Christmas traditions. The jingling of sleigh bells, the singing of carols, the obviously fake beards of the Santas, the Christmas pudding dense enough to trigger a black … Read More