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: Tithebarn Centre
Holocaust Memorial Day – Irish minister’s speech
Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, writes on the anniversary of Ireland’s 10th Holocaust Day. Allied soldiers arrived at the gates of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp 67 years ago today, 27 January 1945. It had become the largest … Continue reading →
Posted in Contemporism, Ireland, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Auschwitz concentration camp, Holocaust, Ireland, Israel, Jews, Nazi, Primo Levi, World War II
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The church is a family -even if it’s dysfunctional
Paul describes the body of believers as a “family” in Ephesians 3:15. It’s a interesting designation which may suggest The Simpsons or Brady Bunch (or the Munsters?) to you, depending on your past experience. So to be family means that … Continue reading →
Posted in Celebrity, Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, life, Listening, New Church, New Testament, Partnership, Poverty, Prayer, Purity, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Defending the faithful? A few techniques
Cleric dismisses Irish PM’s attack as a diversion UKnewspapers claim that a Catholic official believes the Irish Prime Minister’s attack on the Church may have been an attempt to distract attention from economic woes. PM Enda Kenny heavily criticised … Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Muslim Dialogue, Christianity, Contemporism, Economy, Evangelism, Faith, God, Is it me?, life, Networking, Poverty, Prayer, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Bradford Cathedral, British Retail Consortium, Catholic Church, ComRes, Enda Kenny, Keswick Convention, Pope Benedict XVI, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund
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Be careful with those boundary stones…
“Do not move an ancient boundary stone set up by your forefathers” (Proverbs 22:28). It doesn’t look much, does it? It’s an English country boundary stone from maybe 1810 (Think Pride and Prejudice). It marks a beginning and an end; … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Church Planting, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Church, Partnership, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Bible, Billy Graham, Christianity, God, History of ancient Israel and Judah, Lord, Psalms, Religion and Spirituality
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Ears to hear?
Earlier this week I attended the Global Connections Conference “Ears to Hear – What is God saying about the UK Church’s role in world mission?” Dr Chris Wright helpfully shared key aspects of the Cape Town Commitment – A Confession … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Church Planting, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, Missionary, The church today, Tithebarn Centre, West London
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Tagged Cape Town, Christ, Christian, Christianity, God, London, Lord, Missionary
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Beware the Ides of March!
Earlier this week I received one of those circular text messages highlighting the strange coincidence in the dates between some of the world’s great disasters. The terrorist attack on the twin towers (September 11), the earthquake in Haiti (January 11) … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, life, Missionary, Networking, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged 2010 Haiti earthquake, Bible, BMS World Mission, Christ, God, Ides of March, Japan, Natural disaster
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Let My People Go!
Sometimes don’t you wish God were a bit more Old Testament today? At times he seems to have lost some of his Old Testament mojo and gone a bit well… 21st Century! In the Old Testament when he wanted to … Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Muslim Dialogue, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Listening, Missionary, Networking, Prayer, Tithebarn Centre, Uncategorized
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Tagged Abraham, Christianity, Egypt, God, Hosni Mubarak, Israelites, Jacob, Old Testament, Religion and Spirituality, Twitter
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Character cannot be developed in isolation
Occasionally one comes across a statement that has the effect of causing the listener to stop and take stock of what is actually being said as well as the implications that stem from the statement. I experienced this recently when … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, life, Listening, Networking, Prayer, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Business, Business Services, Christ, Communications, God, Motivation, Personal development, Public Speaking
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Praying in the New Year: Option or Necessity?
Whilst some take it easy…. I cannot ever remember a New Year which felt as full of uncertainty as the one ahead of us. There is no doubt that the economic cuts which have dominated the news over the past … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Economy, Faith, God, life, Partnership, Poverty, Prayer, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, church, God, Lord, New Year, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality
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The Christmas Volte-Face
My thoughts are inevitably turning towards Christmas. There is something about Christmas that takes us back to familiar traditions. I know that the cooks will tell me it is a bit late, but last weekend I cooked the Christmas cake and … Continue reading →
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Testament, Prayer, The church today, Tithebarn Centre
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Tagged Christmas, God, Holidays, Immanuel, Jesus, Mary, Religion and Spirituality, Tradition
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Dr Ken Baker 