The three major events of life – birth, marriage, and death – are marked by three traditional Christian rites of
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Contentment has to be learned
I have just returned from visiting a care home. Every Tuesday afternoon, unless otherwise prevented, I go to see a
Continue readingBooks for Today – July 2018
Book of the month The Hardest Part: A Centenary Critical Edition (SCM, London 2018. 231pp: £25) edited by Thomas O’Loughlin
Continue readingThe Roll Call Continues: Hebrews 11.32 – 12.3
Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral 15 July 2018 – led by Paul Beasley-Murray A roll call of the faith
Continue readingMinistry convictions – a taster of This is My Story
I am excited, for my latest book, This Is My Story: A Story of Life, Faith, and Ministry (ISBN 13:
Continue readingThe Faith that Counts: Hebrews 11.1-31
Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral 8 July 2018 – led by Paul Beasley-Murray FAITH DEALS WITH CERTAINTIES Hebs 11.1:
Continue readingGo for walks
I confess that I have never been sporty – I only played for the school second XV. But I have
Continue readingGrowing older
In my twenties I thought that anybody over the age of 40 was old. From the perspective of ancient society,
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I shall never forget visiting an elderly couple and asking ‘Who are your friends in the church?’ They began to
Continue readingWisdom from Richard Baxer
In the Lectionary of the Church of England Richard Baxter (17 November 1615 – 8 December 1691) is commemorated this
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