Some weeks ago I had to undergo day surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. Although I could not have received
Continue readingAuthor: Paul Beasley-Murray
Paul is the chairman of Ministry Today, as also the College of Baptist Ministers, and from 1993 – 2014 was Senior Minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. He can be contacted at paul@paulbeasleymurray.com.
Today is our 54th wedding anniversary
For those in the Northern hemisphere who are sent my blog, today (26 August) is our 54th wedding anniversary –
Continue readingAre we all Zoomed out
“Zoomed out: the surreal nonsense of the online meeting cannot end soon enough… Over the past year, virtual gatherings have
Continue readingGrowing churches are welcoming churches
The other Sunday Caroline and I visited a church where nobody spoke to us. We arrived ten minutes before the
Continue readingOnly one personality counts
A month or so ago a friend emailed me: “Write about personality – I have heard only half a sermon
Continue readingReimagining Ministerial Formation
As a former principal of a theological college I read with considerable interest Reimagining Ministerial Formation (SCM, London 2021. 181pp:
Continue readingGrowing Older Together
It was with sadness that a month or two ago I read on the front page of the paper, “Bill
Continue readingMy first encounters with choral evensong
While reading Lighten our Darkness: Discovering and celebrating Choral Evensong (DLT 2021) by Simon Reynolds (briefly reviewed in my blog
Continue readingIsaiah 52:13-53:12: Lamb of God
A Bible study prepared by Paul Beasley-Murray to supplement Comfortable Words – A Call to Restoration: Reflections on Isaiah 40-55
Continue readingBooks for Today – July 2021
Two Books of the Month Still Love Left: Faith and Hope in Later Life (YouCaxton Publications, 2021. 129pp: £9.99) by
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