Who’s pushing?

28/04/2014 | Reform

Martin Camroux assesses the damage that increasing inequality is doing to society

As a minister, you are used to people knocking on the door asking for money or food. Often they have alcohol or drug problems, or have suffered a … Read More

Inspired by saints

28/04/2014 | Reform

Peter Ranscombe discovers saints and a supportive ministry in a growing church project in Edinburgh

As people took their seats at Augustine United Church in Edinburgh, a song called “Same Love” played quietly in the background. Written by hip-hop duo … Read More

Commitment-Phobe: A step of faith

28/04/2014 | Reform

It’s kind of scary. You start off thinking you’ll have an adventure, but you can back out the minute things get tricky. So last summer, when I decided to give up atheism and find God through visits to randomly-picked churches, … Read More

A letter from… Ethiopia

28/04/2014 | Reform

As a widow living together with my only daughter of eight years, I was ashamed of my HIV status, so I kept it secret from both my daughter and other people. One day, my daughter came home troubled by some … Read More

Jumble Sales of the apocalypse: The strangest church names

28/04/2014 | Reform 1

I once heard of an evangelical organisation looking for a snappy new name for their ministry to students. They were impressed by the kung-fu style name of CICCU (the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union) and brainstormed ideas for names along those … Read More

Christian activist: Forgive us our trespasses

28/04/2014 | Reform

Justin Whelan reports on a prayer-trespass

If you honestly thought your government was perpetrating evil, how far would you be willing to go to stop them? We often look back to Nazi Germany, or apartheid South Africa, and ask why more … Read More