Some 24 years ago Ministry Today UK (then called the Richard Baxter Institute for Ministry) saw the light of day
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Celebrating Our Golden Wedding Anniversary
50 years ago on Saturday 26 August 1967 Caroline and I were married in Wrexham, North Wales. Caroline always likes
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While waiting for some Indian friends to prepare a wonderful curry, I chatted with their eight-year old daughter. I discovered
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Our youngest grandson, David, is into ‘thumb war’ in a big way. As some will know, the game is played
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One of the trips Caroline and I took when we visited Alaska recently was to visit the old gold-rush town
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A few weeks ago I was leading a Bible study group on Jesus’ mission statement – often termed the ‘Nazareth
Continue readingHas a Christian ‘Grace’ a place in today’s world?
A little while ago I was at a function where I was asked to say a ‘secular’ grace. I refused
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Ministry can be a lonely business. Just check Google and you will see a host of entries featuring the loneliness
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Can there be life without emails? It is almost impossible to life without them. Yet, of course, emails are a
Continue readingWhat is the best English version of the Bible?
In my recent survey of Bible reading habits of Baptist ministers, the New International Version (NIV) of the Bible was
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