Browsing Archive: January, 2010
This morning I preached on the issue of forgiveness, answering the questions why we shoudl forgive and how. Listen here and find the file titled 'Forgiveness'. Continue reading ...
Posted by Dyfed Wyn on Friday, January 29, 2010,
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Politics
Government plans to pass an Equality Bill through the House of Lords failed this week when strong objections were made by an on behalf of Christian churches. The Bishops were especially vocal apparently as were many Conservatives. Indeed the Conservative Party officially opposed aspects of the Bill. Objections were raised because of the fear that churches and other Christian organisations could have been prosecuted for refusing to employ people on grounds of sexuality. While priests and pasto... Continue reading ...
Roger Mitchell's blog is one I follow and today's post on how the Roman Empire affected the church's eschatology is very powerful stuff. Well worth a read. Continue reading ...
In my last post on the emerging Kingdom from Mark 15:1-15, I wrote about how the heart so often displays its condition. In this second post on the same passage I want to look at how the empire – through its representative Pilate – managed to bolt-on something to the Passover celebration that would lead men astray.
Verse 6 tells us that Pilate had added a new custom to the Passover festival by agreeing to set free a prisoner upon the people’s request. Apparently this was a custom that... Continue reading ...
On Friday I’m speaking at an Anglican Church Mothers’ Union meeting (no sniggering in the back, please!) on the island. It’ll be a small gathering by all accounts and I was press-ganged into it by a family member during a time when I found it hard to say no. Things have changed since then and I won’t be saying yes a second time, but a promise is a promise. So I’m going.
They don’t want anything too spiritual (!) so I asked what I should speak about. ‘What about the time ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dyfed Wyn on Tuesday, January 26, 2010,
In :
Random
I've noticed increased helicopter traffic overhead over the past couple of days - far more than usual. They fly from the RAF base in Valley towards the Snowdonia. Then I read this in the Daily Post today. It seems that Prince William is back with us for a season.No I don't mind him being here and understand that he needs something to keep him occupied. I just hope that all the extra to-ing and fro-ing in the helicopters isn't keeping vital support from Afgahnistan. Continue reading ...
Can we continue to ‘do church’ in the same that we have done it for the past 1600 years? Or has the landscape we now occupy in Western Europe changed so much that we have to look again at our practices and change? My answer to the first question is ‘no’ and to the second ‘yes’. Christian faith and culture has become marginalised; far from being a dominant force able to shape society in our own image, we have become one minority group among many. And we have to respond to this chan... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dyfed Wyn on Monday, January 25, 2010,
Some people ahve experienced a problem with the interview vids. If you experience a difficulty, please let me know.Thanks.
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To launch the new website and blog I have an interview recorded with Rhiannon Lloyd. There is a taster below and the full interview can be seen on the Interviews page of the site. Rhiannon is involved with reconciliation work in various countries - though manily in Africa. Her work has brought about much needed healing in the communities of Rwanda and Congo especially. In the interview she talks about her work, the theology that underpins it, and also her hopes for healing for the nations, espe... Continue reading ...
Posted by Dyfed on Thursday, January 21, 2010,
Welcome to the new blog and website. In a few days all my posts will be found here. Blogspot has served me well over the past 18 months or so but I decided to move to Yola - a free website building and hosting site - to expand the site.I hope you enjoy the content. Continue reading ...
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Posts on my Tumblr site willI now appear here. Tumblr's ability to post by text and email will help me blog even when away from my desk!
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