In this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity I am preaching at the 11.15 Sunday morning service, one of the
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.
Children and Holy Communion
Very few Baptist churches celebrate the Lord’s Supper every week, in most British churches it is only a monthly observance,
Continue readingBooks for Today – January 2024
Godforsaken: The Cross – The Greatest Hope of All (Hodder, London. 128pp: £9.99) by Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, contains
Continue readingJesus was born into our world
This Christmas, as every Christmas, our family will gather around the Christmas tree for the opening of the presents. This
Continue readingRemembering my mother
Two years ago today I took my mother’s funeral service at Brighton’s Woodvale Crematorium. We were in the middle of
Continue readingWhat Bible shall we use?
This coming Sunday – the second Sunday in Advent – used to be celebrated as Bible Sunday in the UK.
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Traditionally the third Sunday in Advent has been associated with the ministry of the church. So for instance in The
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On purely rational grounds there is a lot to be said for taking a break from work. However, there are
Continue readingBooks for Today – November 2023
Book of the month My best read this month is A Holocaust Legacy (Chiselbury 2023. 238pp: £22) by Kenneth Wolfe,
Continue readingPraying for our nation
Every year on Remembrance Sunday we have an opportunity to pray for our nation. Precisely how we do so is
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