Dr Ken Baker
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Hello! Val and I live in London, in the UK. We are teachers (http://kenandval.com), pastors of a local Nazarene church in Walthamstow and prayer activists working to develop new expressions of the kingdom of God.
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Category Archives: God
ROLL-CALL: Thomas Merton
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was an American Trappist monk, poet, author, social activist and pioneer of interfaith understanding You can read an account of his life here but it was the strange manner of his death (stepping out of … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Christian Muslim Dialogue, Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Uncategorized
Tagged Abraham, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Old Testament, Prayer, Spiritual, Thomas Merton
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Eye-witnesses
I wonder how you remember things? Some things seem lodged in my brain, crystal clear and pristine. Others, …uh, less so. Recently, I recounted a very early memory to my brother -an event that we had both witnessed- only to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Testament, Pharisee, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual
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“The size of your roof…”
Having finished reading an article on (basically) developing a positive attitude to life, I was intrigued to read, in the credits, the author (Nataly Kogan) described as “Chief Happiness Officer” of a company. Now there’s a job, for which I … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Testament, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Faith, Forgiveness, God, Gospel, happiness, Jesus, materialism, New Testament
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“Working in Whispers…”
“It’s all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.” ― Charles de Lint There’s an interesting addition in Ephesians … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Ephesians, Jesus, Kindness, Religion, tenderhearted
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“We being many, are one body…”
In Romans 12, Paul works on the idea of the church being like a human body, with different parts functioning together to create one harmonious whole. Here’s a snippet: “For by the grace given me I say to every one … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Planting, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, Chrsit, church, corinthians, Holiness, Jesus, Lord, New Testament
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“Repent and Believe…”
The word “Repent” has a claim to being one of those words that changed the world. It was on seeing the difference between the Latin Penitentia and the Greek Metanoia that Martin Luther came to faith. The Latin had come … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church Planting, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Belief, Christianity, Evangelism, Faith, Jesus, Kingdom, repent, Repentance
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“Do everything without complaining…”
Benjamin Franklin famously said, “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.” In his classic book, Games People Play, psychiatrist Eric Berne said that one of the most frequent of human pastimes is a game he called, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Anointing, Bible, Catholic Church, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Conversation, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Lord, Morning Devotions, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual, Talking
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Jesus & What Prayer is NOT
Jesus’ intent was not to entertain: he had important information to pass on and he wanted his listeners to be alert and attentive to what he said. But even the serious discussion was often accompanied by wry remarks and comical … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Evangelism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Listening, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Faith, Jesus, life, Lord's Prayer, Luke, Matthew, New Testament, Prayer, Religion
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Kingdom, Power, Glory
Each clause in the Lord’s Prayer comes with the additive “As above, so below.” That is to say, we are praying for the life of heaven to be seen and experienced on earth. Everything we long for -whether or not … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Holiness, Jesus, life, Listening, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Purity, Sin & Repentance, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Conversation, Evil, Faith, Glory, God, Holiness, Jesus, Kingdom, life, Lord's Prayer, Prayer, Provision, Religion, Temptation
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