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Bregeth | Crist y Brenin | Eglwys Santes Mair, Bryncroes

Posted on November 21, 2021 by 1urcher

Crist y Brenin | Eglwys Santes Mair | 21ain Tachwedd Mae’r eglwys yn dathlu gwledd Crist y brenin heddiw. Tybed beth rydyn ni’n ei ddeall wrth y gair, ‘brenin’. Yn amser Iesu, o fewn yr Ymerodraeth Rufeinig, nid oedd ond … Continue reading →

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To bless or not to bless

Posted on September 8, 2021 by 1urcher

I found the debate held at the Governing Body of the Church in Wales very difficult. I am not talking only about the outcome, but for what it seemed to demonstrate. There were (at least) two different understandings of the … Continue reading →

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Journey’s End | Journey’s Beginning: adoption and moving on

Posted on August 28, 2021 by 1urcher

I took my boy to stay with his sister for the first time. Mixed emotions. So proud of the man he has become. My greatest achievement in life. School wasn’t for him. He has a job, friends, compassion and love … Continue reading →

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The God who breaks the rules

Posted on June 28, 2021 by 1urcher

I graduated from Newcastle University on 28 June 1991. I was the first in the family to go to University. My parents and brother came to the graduation. My Dad was very bright, and could have gone to university had … Continue reading →

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I am a Reluctant Evangelist

Posted on May 18, 2021 by 1urcher

I have been an evangelist for as long as I can remember. I am however sometimes a reluctant one. I love speaking about Jesus. It is a long time since I did any street preaching, but I enjoyed that, whether … Continue reading →

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Holy Saturday

Posted on April 3, 2021 by 1urcher

Holy Saturday – what do we do we this day and how do we preach on it. In many ways, we struggle to know what to do with this day. If you are like me, I arrive at Holy Saturday … Continue reading →

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Sul y Mamau/Mothering Sunday

Posted on March 14, 2021 by 1urcher

Thoughts of an eccentric priest Mae Sul wedi bod ail-frandio mewn rhai cylchoedd fel Diwrnod y Mamau. Mae’n ddiwrnod o flodau, cardiau, siocledi, gwin, brecwast yn y gwely, a diolchgarwch. Mae hefyd yn ddiwrnod y mae rhai dynes a dynion … Continue reading →

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When the First Minister came to pray

Posted on March 8, 2021 by 1urcher

I was at a prayer meeting of New Wine Cymru on Sunday evening (7 March). For the first twenty minutes, the First Minister (Mark Drakeford) joined us. I imagine the First Minister, as far as I was able to tell, … Continue reading →

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Church in Wales and the Welsh Language

Posted on March 3, 2021 by 1urcher

The Church in Wales sometimes gets a bad press because of it non-use of the Welsh language. It has been picked up again here by Nation Cymru: https://nation.cymru/news/criticism-of-church-in-wales-attitude-to-welsh-as-pseudo-latin-used-instead-on-st-davids-website/?fbclid=IwAR19RljxFgee46UrVJvxN3Wz2mUqaaGJd-kqj4qqaqU9EIY5Tly_NKVuGI8 I respect Nation Cymru and accept the veracity of the story. Yet … Continue reading →

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Bregeth | Homily | Rhagfyr 29 December

Posted on December 29, 2020 by 1urcher

Darlleniad yr Hen Destament heddiw yw Eseia 57: 15-diwedd. Mae’n eistedd ochr yn ochr ag Ioan 1: 1-18 y ddarllen arall, a ddylai fod yn gyfarwydd i ni erbyn hyn. The Old Testament reading for today is Isaiah 57:15-end. It … Continue reading →

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