Earlier this month Caroline and I attended an amazing service in St Paul’s Cathedral. It was a service of dedication
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.
Failure is never final
“Not all failure is terminal”, wrote Emma Ineson in her book Failure: What Jesus said about sin, mistakes and messing
Continue readingWe are all thirsty
Just before Easter I received an email from a busy minister saying that my reflections on Maundy Thursday had been
Continue readingWorship leaders need to be more creative
As I have repeatedly written in some of my more recent books, ministers need to rediscover their role to be
Continue readingBooks for Today (April 2024)
Sadly since January I have had very few books to review. Nonetheless there are two which I wish to share:
Continue readingHere is love
I have just published my twenty-first book. Entitled Here is Love: Preaching at Weddings, it complements my previous book, There
Continue readingThe advantages and disadvantages of liturgical worship
Like any other Baptist minister, until I retired worship was always within a non-liturgical setting. Nonconformists do not have a
Continue readingDedication without Hope
At the beginning of April Caroline and I went up to London to see a performance of Nye at the
Continue readingIn the breaking of bread we encounter Jesus
For years I have been fascinated by the story of the two who met Jesus on the road to Emmaus.
Continue readingThe wonder of Maundy Thursday
The wonder of Maundy Thursday is found in John’s account of that evening (John 13.3-4): Jesus, knowing that the Father
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