Two years ago today I took my mother’s funeral service at Brighton’s Woodvale Crematorium. We were in the middle of
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.
What Bible shall we use?
This coming Sunday – the second Sunday in Advent – used to be celebrated as Bible Sunday in the UK.
Continue readingPrepare to celebrate Ministry Sunday
Traditionally the third Sunday in Advent has been associated with the ministry of the church. So for instance in The
Continue readingTake a break
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
Continue readingCelebrating the saints
For those who follow the church year, All Saints Day is the occasion when we celebrate the saints of God
Continue readingIt is God who puts us right with himself
Next Tuesday Lutherans and many other Christians too will celebrate Reformation Day, the day when Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five
Continue readingWe are the Lord’s
On 17 November 1957 I was baptised. The youngest of the twelve candidates, I was thirteen and a half years
Continue readingSaying the Grace together
Last Spring Caroline and I were on Cunard’s Queen Mary Two. Every sea-day I was part of a Christian prayer
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