LUKE 9.10-17: FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND Breakfast with the Bible, Chelmsford Cathedral, 6 October 2019 The Feeding of the Five
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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.
Wearing my old college tie at a funeral
As an old ‘member’ of Jesus College, Cambridge, I am entitled to wear the college tie, which has alternate bright
Continue readingAn imaginative beginning to a conference
Today is a special day for us, for it is the day when coroners come together from all over the
Continue readingBooks for Today – September 2019
The book of the month Not to include new versions of the Bible as ‘the book of the month’ would
Continue readingRahab – one of faith’s heroines
This summer the Sunday ‘Breakfast with the Bible’ group at Chelmsford Cathedral has been looking at women in the Old
Continue readingWhatever happened to communion? (1 Cor 10.16-17; 11.23-26)
The July 2019 issue of Christianity Today featured an article by Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief, entitled ‘Whatever happened to Communion
Continue readingEvensong – ending the day with God at the centre
As a student at Jesus College, Cambridge, during the week I often attended Evensong, just before evening ‘Hall’ (dinner). The
Continue readingFormality and intimacy at the Lord’s Table
Not so long ago I was in a group where we were discussing the tension between formality and intimacy at
Continue readingA multi-dimensional communion
Among the many terms for the Lord’s Supper (also known as ‘the breaking of bread’, ‘the mass’, ‘the offering’, ‘the
Continue readingDo retired ministers need to be accountable?
If as a retired minister God still has a call on our lives, then it seems to me that we
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