I was going to entitle this blog ‘Spirit-led prayers in public worship are rarely extempore’, but on reflection felt that
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.
Everybody is wounded
Life is tough and none of us escapes unscathed. In differing ways all of us end up being wounded. I
Continue readingNames are important
One of the most fascinating chapters in the New Testament is Romans 16. Yet at first sight it is one
Continue readingWhat is greatness? Jesus’ uncomfortable teaching
24 A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them was to be regarded as the greatest. 25 But he
Continue readingWord Come Alive: A New Extended Translation (Paraphrase) of the New Testament
In the world of NT scholarship, the original Hebrew and Greek texts apart, the New Revised Standard Version of the
Continue readingJesus calls us to be friends of all
I have just read The Art of Transformation: three things churches do that change everything, (Church Publishing, New York 2017)
Continue readingFeeding of the 5000 (Luke 9.10-17)
LUKE 9.10-17: FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral, 6 October 2019 The Feeding of the Five
Continue readingWearing my old college tie at a funeral
As an old ‘member’ of Jesus College, Cambridge, I am entitled to wear the college tie, which has alternate bright
Continue readingAn imaginative beginning to a conference
Today is a special day for us, for it is the day when coroners come together from all over the
Continue readingBooks for Today – September 2019
The book of the month Not to include new versions of the Bible as ‘the book of the month’ would
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