The other Sunday Caroline and I visited a church where nobody spoke to us. We arrived ten minutes before 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.
Only one personality counts
A month or so ago a friend emailed me: “Write about personality – I have heard only half a sermon
Continue readingReimagining Ministerial Formation
As a former principal of a theological college I read with considerable interest Reimagining Ministerial Formation (SCM, London 2021. 181pp:
Continue readingGrowing Older Together
It was with sadness that a month or two ago I read on the front page of the paper, “Bill
Continue readingMy first encounters with choral evensong
While reading Lighten our Darkness: Discovering and celebrating Choral Evensong (DLT 2021) by Simon Reynolds (briefly reviewed in my blog
Continue readingIsaiah 52:13-53:12: Lamb of God
A Bible study prepared by Paul Beasley-Murray to supplement Comfortable Words – A Call to Restoration: Reflections on Isaiah 40-55
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Two Books of the Month Still Love Left: Faith and Hope in Later Life (YouCaxton Publications, 2021. 129pp: £9.99) by
Continue readingIsaiah 50:4-9: A word for the weary
A Bible study prepared by Paul Beasley-Murray to supplement Comfortable Words – A Call to Restoration: Reflections on Isaiah 40-55
Continue readingLet the little children – and their parents – come to Jesus
Recently has my attention been drawn to some key research on young children and church sponsored by the Church of
Continue readingGod be merciful to me, a sinner
The parables of Jesus always pack a punch. Take the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax-Collector (Luke 18.9-14). Two
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