The Autistic Disciple

03/06/2024 | Reform

Was ‘doubting’ Thomas autistic? asks Angela Rigby

In the words of the National Autistic Society, autism is ‘a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world’. Every autistic person has their own unique set of … Read More

Our place in the digital landscape

03/06/2024 | Reform

Church websites play a more vital role than ever in engagement with the local community, say Reuben Watt and Andy Jackson

Not that long ago, the term ‘digital landscape’ would have meant very little to very many. In today’s digitally … Read More

Answering the call, rising to the challenge

03/06/2024 | Reform

Monica Carly remembers her father’s call to Jamaica, 76 years ago

The Bible is full of stories about people of faith who received a call from God asking them to take on a task for which they felt inadequate and … Read More

The banality of evil and the grandeur of Christ

29/04/2024 | Reform

Graham Handscomb reflects on the meaning of the cross

When Jesus was arrested, tried and crucified, who abandoned him? Who turned their back? Who chose not to support him?

There are the obvious answers that come quickly to mind. Judas … Read More

Singing a new song

29/04/2024 | Reform

Peter Ranscombe reports on the innovative thinking behind the Church of Scotland’s new hymnbook

With its distinctive purple cover and its broad range of songs, the fourth edition of the Church Hymnary – or CH4 to its friends – has … Read More

Mod’s plod

29/04/2024 | Reform

Over Holy Week, Geoff Felton, Moderator of the URC Mersey Synod, led a pilgrimage of prayer across the Synod. Some congregations along the route joined parts of the walk, while others offered refreshments. What follows is Geoff’s daily log

Day … Read More