The term ‘nailing your colours to the mast’ has its roots in the Battle of Camperdown, fought on 11 October
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.
Love one another
A certain Minicius Felix accused Christians of “a vile abomination”; “they fall in love almost before they are acquainted”. Pagans
Continue readingBooks for Today – July 2025
Discipleship Start This way: Beginning to live as an everyday Christian disciple (BRF, Abingdon 2025. 143pp: £9.99) and Discipleship Walk
Continue readingDoubting Thomas
Today, according to the Lectionary, is the day when the church remembers Thomas the Apostle. So I thought it would
Continue readingTell out my soul the greatness of the Lord
Not very long ago I was visiting St Peter Mancroft, one of the great Anglican churches in Norwich. There I
Continue readingA triple benediction
Next Sunday will be Trinity Sunday. So in this blog I will reflect on Paul’s triple benediction found in 2
Continue readingThe day the Holy Spirit came
Next Sunday is Pentecost Sunday (formerly known as Whit Sunday). So it seems appropriate to Luke’s account of the day
Continue readingThe Acension
Today is Ascension Day. So it is fitting in this blog to reflect upon the Ascension of Jesus. Sunday by
Continue readingA Christian perspective on prisons
In the UK there are around 89,100 prisoners. It’s an expensive business caring for prisoners. Last year it cost £6.85
Continue readingGod calls us to persevere
On a recent holiday I met a retired lady. I asked her from where she came, and she said, “From
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