The churches that make us: Downing Place, Cambridge

24/06/2022 | Reform

Jane Bower tells a story of grief and joyful rebirth in Cambridge

I sit in the airy sanctuary of Downing Place United Reformed Church in the centre of Cambridge, light pouring through tall arched windows, beautiful light oak flooring and … Read More

The drama of the cross

24/06/2022 | Reform

Michael Hopkins reports on a visit to the Oberammergau Passion Play

Members and friends from all around the United Reformed Church travelled to Germany in May 2022 to see the famous Oberammergau Passion Play. I led a group of just … Read More

Chapter & verse: John 21:18

24/06/2022 | Reform

Janet Hopewell on following where we don’t want to go

‘But I don’t want to go to school!’ Words which bring back my childhood. A bit later, in our adult years, we have days when we just don’t want to … Read More

Here & now: Nick Booth

24/06/2022 | Reform

Nick Booth reflects on the differences of life in Finland

Familiarity is comforting. By adulthood we have mostly decided upon the music we like to listen to, the food we like to eat and the ideal politics we hold to … Read More

I am… a foster carer

24/06/2022 | Reform

How fostering reflects God’s many-roomed house

I vividly remember the day I bumped into an old friend who was now a foster carer, who told me that just that morning she had received a call from her social worker. There … Read More

On the pilgrim way: ‘I am joining a vast number of carers’

24/06/2022 | Reform

Sheila Maxey recognises her ‘devils’

Kees has had a reprieve: in medical terms he is stable. This means the various support bodies such as District Nurse and Hospice at Home stop calling but say I can call them when needed. … Read More