With one in three people in the UK now having at least one tattoo, tattoos have become a popular fashion
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.
Beautiful people do not just happen
It’s a Sunday and I have just come back from preaching at the main central United Reformed Church in town.
Continue readingBooks for Today – November 2018
Book of the month Terry Hinks, URC minister in High Wycombe, is a gifted wordsmith. His latest book, Praying the
Continue readingThe Centenary of the Ending of the First World War
On ‘the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month’ of 1918 the ‘Armistice of Compiègne’ was signed,
Continue readingTwo simple ways of sharing the good news at Christmas
In December 2017 the British newspaper The Independent reported on a survey of two thousand adults that revealed:- One in
Continue readingThe misuse of power in the church
I have just read The Days of Rain: A Daughter, A Father, A Cult (4th Estate, London 2017) by Rebecca
Continue readingA challenging commissioning
The other Sunday I attended the ‘installation’ of a new ‘residentiary canon’ at Chelmsford Cathedral – or as the Free
Continue readingWhat we are at our best
Our local hospital has developed a set of values, from which I would suggest any church could learn. Throughout the
Continue readingSmall groups make honest conversations possible
This is the time of year when small groups (often known as home groups, fellowship groups or life groups) start
Continue readingA capable wife
At a formal dinner this coming Saturday Caroline will formally become President of the Coroners Society of England and Wales
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