Dyfed Wyn Roberts' Blog

 

The leaves of the tree 

were for the healing 

of the nations

 

Yr oedd dail y pren er

iachad y cenhedloedd

Revelation  22:2  Datguddiad

 

Affirming this life in the resurrection

Posted by Dyfed on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 , In : Random 

A few thoughts on resurrection today as I have a funeral to take tomorrow and I’ve been asked to preach. One of the readings chosen is the final section of the 15th chapter in 1 Corinthians – it’s the chapter on resurrection and includes these powerful words, ‘O death, where is your victory’. I once challenged an atheist to say what hope he could provide a family in bereavement apart from the fact that the deceased had li...


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Kevin Prosch and congregational worship

Posted by Dyfed on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 , In : Emerging church 

During the Reformation in the 16th century an emphasis was put on the whole of the church congregation being involved in worship. Psalms were put to music and hymns were written in order to help with this process and so worship became associated with community hymn singing. At the time this was a novelty as the Catholic Church had reduced worship to be almost exclusively the action of the priests alone.

Over the weekend I ...


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Being a critic of Israel

Posted by Dyfed on Friday, August 27, 2010 , In : Politics 

If I were to suggest to my fellow Welshmen and women that the resentment some of them have in their hearts towards the English is not a helpful thing but that it is actually a sin, what would that make me? Would it make me an enemy of my nation? If I were to point out that actually, far from helping our cause, such resentment detracts from it, would that make me anti-Welsh?

Or let me give you another scenario –...


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An angry god - part 2

Posted by Dyfed on Thursday, August 26, 2010 , In : Emerging church 

A little more on the angry god today.

One of my favourite biblical passages is Romans 5:6-11. Here Paul tells us how Jesus died for us while we were still in our sin and thereby proving his love for us. Clearly God’s love for us was the motivation for the cross and not the other way around. The death of Jesus did not open the way for him to love us, he already did so.

But it is verse 10 that is possibly the most amazing...


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How angry is your god today?

Posted by Dyfed on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 , In : Emerging church 

On a scale of 1 to 10 (where 10 is very angry), how angry is God with you today? In answering this question don’t respond in the way you think you should, rather try giving it your gut reaction. Your answer will reflect a number of things – not least your own upbringing at home, where your understanding of God’s fatherhood will have been heavily influenced by your parents. But the answer will also be influenced by your ...


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