David Baker is an Anglican minister and former daily newspaper journalist. He is a regular contributor to Christian Today.
David Baker reflects on the apparent absence at synod of real theology – in other words, the ability to reflect on complex issues with calmness, depth and clarity from an explicitly Christian perspective.
Sometimes when as a church leader I contemplate everything connected with this thing we call 'church' I ask myself: 'Did Jesus ever really intend all this to be as complex as we often seem to make it?' I am 99.9 per cent sure the answer to that question is 'no'!
A former tank commander, Andy Lines spoke with passion, clarity and thoughtfulness about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
In our fortnightly pilgrimage through Mark's gospel we are now getting close to Jesus' execution. And as we do we shall see not only what it means for us today but how it ties up and explains so much of the rest of the Bible.
We have to be candid: unless something unexpected happens, the 'scissors' option will unfold in the Church of England, just as it has in north America, and ultimately globally. But in the church, it's 'rock' that always comes out on top
The British General Election has been full of surprises, and the outcome of this Thursday's vote seems less predictable as each day passes.
It's one of Jesus' many shocking sayings: 'The poor,' he declares in Mark's gospel, 'will always be with you.' So why put in the effort to help them?
Read the Bible, Pray. With today being the last chance for Brits to register to vote, David Baker looks at how Christians can prepare to vote with integrity.
If Jesus was able to predict with unnerving precision what would take place several decades later in relation to the temple, we can be sure that one day the New Testament promises about his return will also be fulfilled
The consecration of a 'rogue' bishop on her patch presents a bit of a conundrum for the Bishop of Newcastle, Christine Hardman. For what, if anything, should she do about this unexpected episcopal presence?
So there I am, suspended horizontally face down in a harness, swaying in the wind several hundred feet above a precipitate cliff drop, as a voice behind me says, 'Three, two, one – go!'
Let's avoid silly Twitter tirades and pointless Facebook fisticuffs. We are followers of Jesus Christ.
If you were asked to suggest the greatest Christian people alive today, who would you put into your 'top five'?
Last week I found myself doing exactly the sort of thing I decry in others, and which seems to me to go against the gospel Jesus taught – and which I claim to preach – in so many ways.
The teaching of Jesus about love makes a transformative difference, both to individuals and society.
