Who do you worship?
Following the sad news on Friday morning of Prince Philip's death (just weeks from his 100th birthday), the weekend TV schedule was almost entirely scrapped and filled instead with some really lovely tributes to him. Those who knew him best seem unanimous in their...
Repost: The in-between day
Today's Guest Post was written by my dad for Easter Saturday last year... but it's so good we're reposting it again this year! The "In-between" Day Hazel and I always like to prepare for Easter by reading through the Gospel accounts which talk about what Jesus did,...
Churches Together “Week of Witness”
WhitChurchesTogether - Easter Plans 2021 As local church leaders, we had the chance to get together again last week and talk through our plans for Easter this year! Although there are positive signs of improvement, and light beginning to emerge at the end of the...
National Day of Reflection
Today, the 23rd of March 2021, marks the first year anniversary of the UK's lockdown. It's been a year that has demanded an awful lot of us, and has been an era-defining experience. Journalists and historians are already using phrases like: 'the covid generation' 'the...
2 Big Reasons why you’re so tired right now
A couple of months back (actually, it wasn't really that long ago) I went into the kitchen to make some rolls for lunch for the family. I opened the cupboard and just found myself staring at all the shelves, trying to work out why I was looking in the cupboard... when...
One Year Blogger-versary!
Like me, I'm sure you can still remember back to this week one year ago today. There was still not very much known about the coronavirus, and a lot of anxiety and panic surrounding what it was all going to mean. Only the Sunday before, we had had no idea that would be...
Stepping forwards and backwards at the same time
Coming out of a new normal and yet returning (in part) to an old normal can leave us disorientated and detached... where do we find an anchor in these ever changing covid seas? Ready, steady, go back...! So... I must confess that doing the school run this...
When a nation prays…
Last night was the "A Call to Prayer" event organised by New Wine Cymru last night. Sadly, some people missed out as the bookings filled up the zoom meeting capacity really quickly as over 380 people from all over the nation gathered to pray. After an introduction...
Turning Points in Tragedy
Here in Wales, we have recently passed two significant milestones. The first was the much reported news that it has been a year since the first case of coronavirus was reported in Wales back on the 28th of February 2020. Patient Zero had been discovered; a man from...
The Prayers of a Saint
Happy Saint Day's Day! A couple of years ago now I had the opportunity to develop the vision for an introduction to faith course made in Wales, and for Wales. The Question course is about helping people to explore questions that often arise early on the journey of...
