Dyfed Wyn Roberts

I was trawling through Facebook updates this morning when I came across the ‘Justice for James Bulger’ group and an application that invited me to ‘release a balloon’ in the child’s memory (if you don’t do Facebook, then you’re probably lost by now, but keep with me anyway). The introductory blurb to the application claims that the boy’s killers should never have been released from prison and that...

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I came across this rather sad post today. It's about pastors who have no friends. Some of the reasons given do make sense I'm afraid.

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Did the Reformation change Christendom? Surprisingly not is Stuart Murray’s answer in chapter 5 of Post-Christendom. Though the Protestant Reformation brought about much needed change to doctrine and many church practices, very little was done as far as the church’s connection to the state is concerned. ‘They refined it, fractured it and shifted the balance of power within it towards the secular authorities...

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Before getting stuck into the meat of what Kingdom living is all about Jesus does something profoundly loving: he affirms the very people he calls into this new lifestyle. The demands of that life will be great. Maintaining those choices will not be easy. And so before going into the detail Jesus tells his hearers that the Kingdom is for people just like them. If they are broken, if they are small, if they are do...

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A few links for you to enjoy today as I'm not sure my brain could cope with writing a post of my own!

Rhys Llwyd is a friend of mine who is training for full time ministry with the Welsh Baptist Union. He's also completing his PhD in the School of Theology at Bangor. He is particularly gifted in website design, digital photography, and also video production. His latest venture is producing some Nooma type videos in Welsh. Here's link to the first. If you don't speak Welsh no matter. You'll sti...
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