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About David Baker
David Baker is an Anglican minister and former daily newspaper journalist. He is a regular contributor to Christian Today.
David Baker
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Ever felt betrayed? This is for you
As we continue our fortnightly pilgrimage through Mark's gospel we come to the place where Jesus is betrayed by Judas Iscariot, one of his 12 disciples.
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Dear Archbishop Justin, please heal my heartbreak
You were asked a direct question, which was: 'Is gay sex sinful?' And your reply was: 'You know very well that is a question I can't give a straight answer to.
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How to pray in your darkest ever moments
Prayer is not about putting money in a slot machine and getting chocolate out of the bottom. It's about a relationship with a God who may well take us through pain to accomplish things well beyond our mental horizon.
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The shocking truth about Anglican evangelicals
If you follow some secular media coverage of the Church of England, you might well be under the impression that its evangelical wing contained many who are divisive, homophobic and relentlessly negative.
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Is God angry? If so, why?
The New Testament declares that 'God is love' – and that instinctively sounds rather appealing. The idea of the Lord being angry in some way is something from which we might well instinctively recoil.
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Warning! You are not as spiritually strong as you think!
It all happened so quickly. I had let Christ down even before I had stopped to think about it.
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Where is the Church of England Evangelical Council when we need it?
A long time ago, in a land that certainly now feels far, far away, the renowned Anglican evangelical theologian John Stott had a good idea.
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Be amazed afresh at the wonder of Holy Communion!
How Holy Communion gives us a panoramic picture of God's saving activity in the cross of Christ, and our absolute dependence upon that.
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The General Synod of the Church of England was so shocking. Here's why
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.
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How did we ever make Holy Communion so complicated?
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'!
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I wish Andy Lines well, though I have a few questions about GAFCON
A former tank commander, Andy Lines spoke with passion, clarity and thoughtfulness about what it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.
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How the whole Bible hangs together – in one easy lesson
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.
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Is Justin Welby playing 'rock, paper, scissors' with church unity? Does he know that 'Rock' wins?
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
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Leadership and the election: Does Jeremy Corbyn know something that Theresa May doesn't?
The British General Election has been full of surprises, and the outcome of this Thursday's vote seems less predictable as each day passes.
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If 'the poor will always be with you' as Jesus says, why bother helping them?
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?
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