Cole Maynard

Cole Maynard

Cole began his Baptist Ministry in 1988, serving 21 years as an Army chaplain. He deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan twice, and served in South Sudan with the United Nations. He is now the Senior Minister of Colchester Baptist Church.

Surviving the waves

17 March 2021Have you ever sat at the very edge of the sea as the tide ebbs and flows, gently touching your toes, only to realise how quickly the waters can turn? A few years ago, I returned to a beach where the sea had been calm the day before, but now it was caught in the fury of a storm. My eldest son and I, both clad in wet suits, had entered the madness of the storm to try to ride the waves, and I got absolutely pummelled! Where yesterday the wave embraced you, today it sought to tear you apart and I…

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