(Beyond the) Line of Duty
Now that the aftershock of the series six finale of Line of Duty has begun to settle... what does our reaction tells us about how we engage with stories and our need to believe in a "happily-ever-after"? (If you've not yet seen it - don't worry, I promise this will be...
Repost: Note to Future Self
I posted a blog a year ago today, partly inspired by the Nationwide "Six months time" adverts... but mainly by Psalm 124! I guess the hope back then was that in six months time much of the restrictions and isolation would have changed. Some things have changed, though...
A Vote of Confidence?
There would be many people who would say that like UK bank holidays and sunshine, faith and politics just don't mix - but although the relationship may be tense at times, is separation really the only way forward? With the Senedd elections coming up this Thursday, we...
Interview with Dai Woolridge!
LOVED the chance to catch with creative genius and all-around lovely bloke Dai Woolridge about his great new children's book and about his thoughts on some of the creative processes that drive us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEuW9gJ57dU You can check it out...
The God-Whisperer? 4 ways to hear God speak
On Sunday we were thinking about being Connected to God... but often what stops us from feeling deeply connected to the Lord is our own ability to hear Him speak. One sided conversations lead to one-sided relationships, and none of want that with Jesus! In this blog,...
First Baptist Church in Wales
Hi all, gorgeous day! I hope you're had a really good start to the week - I've had a really interesting one... This morning I was doing some filming at the site of the first ever Baptist Church in Wales!! The ruins of the church building are at Ilston, and are only a...
The Search for the “Lost Gospel”
You can listen to this blog as a podcast too: (for more, please go to: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Podcast) With all due respect... (part 2) Last week I posted this blog (which you can check out here) about a comment made on tv about who wrote the gospels and whether...
In a world of firsts… one that can be the most painful.
You can listen to this blog as a podcast too: (for more, please go to: https://bit.ly/Bethel-Podcast) Last Saturday, almost 13 million of us tuned in to watch the funeral of Prince Philip taking place. Despite not being a "state funeral" it was a highly...
20 Days of Praise!
This Sunday Morning on bethel:live we start a brand new teaching series called: Catch Your Breath, exploring Psalm 150.6: Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! PSALM 150.6 As part of our focus on praise, we're creating a new WhatsApp Group called: 20 Days of...
With all due respect to Nicky Campbell…
Over on BBC One at 10:30am on a Sunday morning there's a TV show called: "The Big Questions" hosted by Nicky Campbell. If you've never seen it (because you're hopefully watching bethel:live instead!), it's designed to be a lively debate show which features expert...
