Welcome to palm sunday, 2026

It is a fitting name for the day as we remember the dramatic procession of Jesus and His disciples down the steep and winding road from the Mount of Olives, across the Kidron Valley, and up through the city gates into Jerusalem. Jesus took the form of a victorious...

Journey to the cross

…And so, we reach the first Sunday in Lent. But what does it mean to the average Baptist? Does Lent have a place in our worship of Jesus? We Baptists don’t usually take Lent seriously. As a child, I saw it as something Roman Catholics and Anglicans did, often...

There, but for the grace of God go I

Recently, Scripture Union’s Daily Bread has been studying the book of Exodus. As we looked at Chapter 40 (the construction of the Tabernacle), I noticed something very special. The Tabernacle was a portable structure that held the official items of worship. God had...

Too busy for God?

In the Book of Acts, Dr Luke does a wonderful job of sharing how the early believers used their time. Sometimes it seems everything was happening at once. Take the day of Pentecost, for example. I have wondered just how the disciples and their friends handled the...