David Baker

4 Ways To 'Render Unto Caesar' In The Trump-Brexit Era

Wherever we stand on various issues we find much that unsettles us in civil society. Most people feel they want to say something â but struggle to know how.

Memo To Bewildered Bishops - Please Be Shepherds, Not Sheep

Is it time for the bishops to remember how to lead their flock? After all, what are they supposed to be there for?

Is Jesus Your Essential Building Block? Or Is He Your Stumbling Block?

Jesus can either be the essential building block on which we construct our lives â or he will be a spiritual stumbling block over which we fall.

'What Do You Mean By Crushing My People?' 7 Tests Of Spiritual Fruitfulness

ARE YOU a fruitful â or fruitless â Christian? What matters ultimately, of course, is God's opinion â but how can we know what he thinks?

3 Ways Jesus Challenges Authority

No-one likes having their authority subverted. Yet Jesus does this all the time. David Baker looks at what this means.

8 Vital Truths About Forgiveness

Forgiveness is commanded by Jesus. But what does it actually look like?

5 Ways To Make Your Prayer Life More Pleasing To God

How can we "move mountains" through prayer as Jesus said?

Why I Can't Get This Photo Out Of My Mind

There are some pictures that, once seen, can never be forgotten. This grainy image of desperation and hope, by freelance photographer Warren Richardson, is one of them.

Would Jesus Burn The Stars And Stripes?

Trashing a precious national symbol: it seems unthinkable that Jesus would do such a thing, doesn't it?

Is It Time To Let Jesus Surprise You?

The Jesus we read about in the Bible is a deeply unsettling figure â constantly upending expectations, disturbing the comfortable and comforting the disturbed.