Glimpsing the Spirit Midwife

24/06/2022 | Reform

Fiona Bennett, Moderator of the United Reformed Church General Assembly for 2022 to 2023 and Minister of Augustine United Church, Edinburgh, talks to Laurence Wareing

How would you describe your early life and influences?I grew up in Aberdeen in a … Read More

Editorial: In the eyes of a timeless God

24/06/2022 | Reform

Three years ago on this page I wrote about the quiet dread I felt at the imminent prospect of our firstborn going away to university and the dawning era of the empty nest. Now he is completing his degree, and … Read More

Reviews July/August 2022

24/06/2022 | Reform

Transformed by an atrocity

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck In TimeDirected by Robert B. Weide, Dan ArgottCertificate 15Released 22 July (cinemas and digital platforms)

The late Kurt Vonnegut claims that after touching a tree trunk he saw the bombing of Dresden before … Read More

A good question: What’s so important about diversity?

24/06/2022 | Reform

One question, five answers

Anne Lewitt‘It’s a huge gift from God’

I believe God created the diversity that I see in the people around me – and I also believe that it’s a huge gift to be treasured.

Our URC … Read More

Great Big Green Week

24/06/2022 | Reform

Jake Woodier introduces a new way for churches to take action on the climate

The UK continues to occupy a position of global responsibility at a historic time for the future of humankind. We are grappling with what is left … Read More

Money Talk

24/06/2022 | Reform

We need to talk about money, says Fred Robinson – imaginatively and generously

Churches talk quite a lot about money. That’s not surprising, given that many have financial worries. They may be struggling to pay the bills. A leaking roof … Read More