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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Tag Archives: Spiritual
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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“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
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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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“A body full of light” (Luke 11)
Jesus talks of having a body “full of light.” It sounds absolutely wonderful, like a week in a spa resort or the spiritual equivalent of a fat-free diet. So what did he mean? (And how can I get one?) Well, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Communication, conversion, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Morning Devotions, Spiritual
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Defy the Culture by refusing to get angry
Jesus was the archetypal Culture-Defier. He taught creative ways to swim against the tide of the prevailing worldview. In a culture of fear, suspicion and prejudice, he taught (and lived out) confident love, empathy and kindness. And where people felt … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Communication, Conversation, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Morning Devotions, Paul, Spiritual
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Specks and Planks (Luke 6)
‘Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?” (Luke 6:41) So often we read these familiar sayings of Jesus and forget how funny they are. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, church, church today, Conversation, conversion, Evangelism, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Luke, Morning Devotions, Prayer, Spiritual
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Living the Jesus Way (Luke 6)
The Jesus Way of living -as outlined in Luke 6- is extraordinary. In the familiar line by G.K.Chesterton: “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Luke 6: 27 begins: … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, life, Lord, Luke, Morning Devotions, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual
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Tenderhearted (Eph 4)
There’s an interesting addition in Ephesians 4:32. It’s an adjective: “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted…” We may easily gloss over it without really reflecting on its importance. Here’s the thing: it’s quite possible to be professionally kind, calm cool … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Is it me?, Jesus, Listening, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Sin & Repentance
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, Holy Spirit, Morning Devotions, Paul, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual
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Containing the New Wine? (Luke 5)
“Comparisons are odious.” It’s a very old English phrase which means that you can’t compare things that are different. To compare them, they have to connect in some way. “I like cheese, but I dislike jam” makes sense (in a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Communication, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, Gospel of Luke, Jesus, Morning Devotions, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual
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“My heart bursts its banks”- Five Kingly Qualities
Psalm 45 was written as a “poem to the King” on the occasion of a royal marriage, but it goes much further than mere panegyric. Indeed, in the opening line, the writer confesses that “My heart overflows…” In … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Contemporism, Evangelism, Faith, God, Jesus, life, Listening, Missionary, Morning Devotions, New Church, New Testament, Prayer, Psalms, The church today, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, Christ, Christian, Christianity, church, church today, Conversation, conversion, Evangelism, Faith, Following Jesus, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, life, Lord, Morning Devotions, Prayer, Religion and Spirituality, Spiritual
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