The origins of kissing are uncertain. Some argue that it is simply instinctive; others that it originates from so-called ‘kiss
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.
AGM’s don’t have to be boring
Last night we had a great AGM – we had done all the ‘business’, if business be the word, by
Continue readingChurch is boring? Not necessarily so!
A sermon on Acts 2:41-47. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingFaithful unto death
In a Baptist context baptismal services are normally wonderfully exciting occasions. But when I was at Cambridge as a student,
Continue readingLight to the World
If the local paper is to be believed, most people in Chelmsford do not approve of the Council’s recent decision
Continue readingChristian leaders are accountable to Christ alone
One of the oddities of ministerial life is that although as far as the Inland Revenue is concerned we ministers
Continue readingPreparing for death
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 15. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingDeath is not the end
A sermon on 1 Corinthians 15:20. Available to download as a PDF.
Continue readingSome day the silver cord will break
The other day when I visited my 92 year-old mother we talked about one of the hymns she would like
Continue readingIt’s God’s church
Next March I will have completed 21 years as the senior minister of Central Baptist Church, Chelmsford. Needless to say,
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