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Happy to have begun autumn calving.
Nice newborn Hereford heifer calf out of a 13-yr old Angus x cow that's always lived out and maintains a really good calving interval ... a good cow and a proper tough cookie well suited to our hill.
Nice newborn Hereford heifer calf out of a 13-yr old Angus x cow that's always lived out and maintains a really good calving interval ... a good cow and a proper tough cookie well suited to our hill.
September 18, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Happy to have begun autumn calving.
Nice newborn Hereford heifer calf out of a 13-yr old Angus x cow that's always lived out and maintains a really good calving interval ... a good cow and a proper tough cookie well suited to our hill.
Nice newborn Hereford heifer calf out of a 13-yr old Angus x cow that's always lived out and maintains a really good calving interval ... a good cow and a proper tough cookie well suited to our hill.
Well, I've managed to knock up a quick something for lunch for us.
I think that's a win?
I think that's a win?
September 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Well, I've managed to knock up a quick something for lunch for us.
I think that's a win?
I think that's a win?
No Word for the Week today due to a load of other ministry demands, but ... the spin off from it all is here!
This is the Blog for the Week. They come out each week, but you may not have seen it before.
Why not give it a quick read?
www.welshrev.com/blog/rock-em...
This is the Blog for the Week. They come out each week, but you may not have seen it before.
Why not give it a quick read?
www.welshrev.com/blog/rock-em...
Caesarea Philippi & Peter's Journey in Mark's Gospel
Explore the history behind Mark 8:27-38: Caesarea Philippi's pagan shrine, Peter's journey from rebuke to denial, and why Jesus silenced his own disciples.
www.welshrev.com
September 6, 2026 at 7:49 AM
No Word for the Week today due to a load of other ministry demands, but ... the spin off from it all is here!
This is the Blog for the Week. They come out each week, but you may not have seen it before.
Why not give it a quick read?
www.welshrev.com/blog/rock-em...
This is the Blog for the Week. They come out each week, but you may not have seen it before.
Why not give it a quick read?
www.welshrev.com/blog/rock-em...
"Give up the thing you're clutching at, to actually keep it." Mark 8:35 sounds like a riddle. It isn't. Herw's my new Super Short Thought on the open hand vs the clenched fist.
(Yes ... they're getting shorter!)
(Yes ... they're getting shorter!)
September 4, 2026 at 7:19 AM
"Give up the thing you're clutching at, to actually keep it." Mark 8:35 sounds like a riddle. It isn't. Herw's my new Super Short Thought on the open hand vs the clenched fist.
(Yes ... they're getting shorter!)
(Yes ... they're getting shorter!)
Growing up, when some talked about 'their cross' it used to mean jewellery to my ear too.
But take a look with me at Mark 8 again.
Jesus wasn't offering a fashion accessory.
He was naming the road out of the city, and the man who wasn't coming back.
Here's a new SST on what that meant then and now.
But take a look with me at Mark 8 again.
Jesus wasn't offering a fashion accessory.
He was naming the road out of the city, and the man who wasn't coming back.
Here's a new SST on what that meant then and now.
September 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Growing up, when some talked about 'their cross' it used to mean jewellery to my ear too.
But take a look with me at Mark 8 again.
Jesus wasn't offering a fashion accessory.
He was naming the road out of the city, and the man who wasn't coming back.
Here's a new SST on what that meant then and now.
But take a look with me at Mark 8 again.
Jesus wasn't offering a fashion accessory.
He was naming the road out of the city, and the man who wasn't coming back.
Here's a new SST on what that meant then and now.
Peter got the answer right in Mark 8. "You are the Christ." Then Jesus explained what that meant, suffering, rejection, death, and Peter told Him to stop. Knowing the right words about Jesus isn't entirely what's needed.
September 2, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Peter got the answer right in Mark 8. "You are the Christ." Then Jesus explained what that meant, suffering, rejection, death, and Peter told Him to stop. Knowing the right words about Jesus isn't entirely what's needed.
It's not so much 'believe it or not'.
It's actually more 'refuse or choose'.
#deep
Check out this Word for the Week
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youtu.be/89crcjezChA?...
It's actually more 'refuse or choose'.
#deep
Check out this Word for the Week
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youtu.be/89crcjezChA?...
Word for the Week | Nicodemus, Refusal, and the Wrath That Remains: A Close Reading of John 3:36
YouTube video by WelshRev - Simon Bowkett
youtu.be
August 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
It's not so much 'believe it or not'.
It's actually more 'refuse or choose'.
#deep
Check out this Word for the Week
👇
youtu.be/89crcjezChA?...
It's actually more 'refuse or choose'.
#deep
Check out this Word for the Week
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youtu.be/89crcjezChA?...
It's not great to be living under someone else's anger ... especially if in fact they've got a point.
That's pretty much where today's Super Short Thought starts out.
Mercifully ... literally ... that's not where it finishes.
(Stick with it!)
That's pretty much where today's Super Short Thought starts out.
Mercifully ... literally ... that's not where it finishes.
(Stick with it!)
August 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
It's not great to be living under someone else's anger ... especially if in fact they've got a point.
That's pretty much where today's Super Short Thought starts out.
Mercifully ... literally ... that's not where it finishes.
(Stick with it!)
That's pretty much where today's Super Short Thought starts out.
Mercifully ... literally ... that's not where it finishes.
(Stick with it!)
Two expressions, side by side, on purpose: apeitheō (refuse) and pisteuō eis (receive).
One's an opinion. The other is a farmer putting the heifers in, closing the gate, and trusting it'll hold overnight.
There's no third option in John 3:36
Watch this Super Short Thought filmed before the rain came
One's an opinion. The other is a farmer putting the heifers in, closing the gate, and trusting it'll hold overnight.
There's no third option in John 3:36
Watch this Super Short Thought filmed before the rain came
August 28, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Two expressions, side by side, on purpose: apeitheō (refuse) and pisteuō eis (receive).
One's an opinion. The other is a farmer putting the heifers in, closing the gate, and trusting it'll hold overnight.
There's no third option in John 3:36
Watch this Super Short Thought filmed before the rain came
One's an opinion. The other is a farmer putting the heifers in, closing the gate, and trusting it'll hold overnight.
There's no third option in John 3:36
Watch this Super Short Thought filmed before the rain came
John 3:36 isn't about being someone who "does not believe." The Greek is apeitheo, and it means to refuse to be persuaded. Think of a beast that knows the gate and the voice calling it in, and simply won't come. Not an information problem. A refusal problem. Here's a hot, hard day's new SST up now.
August 27, 2026 at 6:53 AM
John 3:36 isn't about being someone who "does not believe." The Greek is apeitheo, and it means to refuse to be persuaded. Think of a beast that knows the gate and the voice calling it in, and simply won't come. Not an information problem. A refusal problem. Here's a hot, hard day's new SST up now.
What does God WANT?
Not a checklist to be completed.
Not a performance to be ... put on.
Just truly trust Him.
Not a checklist to be completed.
Not a performance to be ... put on.
Just truly trust Him.
August 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
What does God WANT?
Not a checklist to be completed.
Not a performance to be ... put on.
Just truly trust Him.
Not a checklist to be completed.
Not a performance to be ... put on.
Just truly trust Him.
It's come to this: I'm actually in training for a medic course I'll be going on shortly alongside blokes half my age. Physical training! It all got me thinking about 2 Corinthians 4: outwardly wasting away, inwardly renewed day by day. Not instead of the wear and tear. Alongside it. New SST 👇
August 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
It's come to this: I'm actually in training for a medic course I'll be going on shortly alongside blokes half my age. Physical training! It all got me thinking about 2 Corinthians 4: outwardly wasting away, inwardly renewed day by day. Not instead of the wear and tear. Alongside it. New SST 👇
"I've got nothing to hide." We say it easily. Paul says it about the Gospel itself, in 2 Corinthians 4:2 ... no small print, no softened pitch.
The Good News really is good. But it also really does reorder your whole life.
He won't hide either half of the equation.
The Good News really is good. But it also really does reorder your whole life.
He won't hide either half of the equation.
August 21, 2026 at 9:02 AM
"I've got nothing to hide." We say it easily. Paul says it about the Gospel itself, in 2 Corinthians 4:2 ... no small print, no softened pitch.
The Good News really is good. But it also really does reorder your whole life.
He won't hide either half of the equation.
The Good News really is good. But it also really does reorder your whole life.
He won't hide either half of the equation.
Cracked but not crushed.
That's Paul, 2 Corinthians 4. Jar of clay theology. Cheap pot, ordinary pot, and yet held together by something stronger than the cracks.
If things aren't working out for you right now, this one's for you.
Feel free to come back to me.
That's Paul, 2 Corinthians 4. Jar of clay theology. Cheap pot, ordinary pot, and yet held together by something stronger than the cracks.
If things aren't working out for you right now, this one's for you.
Feel free to come back to me.
August 20, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Cracked but not crushed.
That's Paul, 2 Corinthians 4. Jar of clay theology. Cheap pot, ordinary pot, and yet held together by something stronger than the cracks.
If things aren't working out for you right now, this one's for you.
Feel free to come back to me.
That's Paul, 2 Corinthians 4. Jar of clay theology. Cheap pot, ordinary pot, and yet held together by something stronger than the cracks.
If things aren't working out for you right now, this one's for you.
Feel free to come back to me.
Verse for the Day ... key factors in Christian resilience week: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
August 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Verse for the Day ... key factors in Christian resilience week: 2 Corinthians 4:1-18
If my interactions with AI and Christian communication over the last year have taught me anything, it's that we should always have been better at testing ALL things, and holding fast to what is good. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).
Check this out 👇
youtu.be/JZoL1s9UwO0?...
Check this out 👇
youtu.be/JZoL1s9UwO0?...
Word for the Week | 'Clean Hands+ ... Ministry with Integrity in the Age of AI'
YouTube video by WelshRev - Simon Bowkett
youtu.be
August 16, 2026 at 9:08 AM
If my interactions with AI and Christian communication over the last year have taught me anything, it's that we should always have been better at testing ALL things, and holding fast to what is good. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:20-21).
Check this out 👇
youtu.be/JZoL1s9UwO0?...
Check this out 👇
youtu.be/JZoL1s9UwO0?...
Verse for the Day #2 in AI week ...
August 14, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Verse for the Day #2 in AI week ...
Here's 'Not a Bot' filmed this week in #Aberystwyth ... why does the same sentence feel different depending on who says it? A new Super Short Thought on #AI, Paul's letters, and what makes #Christian communication real.
#WelshRev #SuperShortThought
#WelshRev #SuperShortThought
August 13, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Here's 'Not a Bot' filmed this week in #Aberystwyth ... why does the same sentence feel different depending on who says it? A new Super Short Thought on #AI, Paul's letters, and what makes #Christian communication real.
#WelshRev #SuperShortThought
#WelshRev #SuperShortThought
Verse for the Day ... wisdom from the Word 👇
August 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Verse for the Day ... wisdom from the Word 👇
Filmed this SST at a conference in Aberystwyth. Question of the day: in the age of AI, what makes Christian communication actually personal? Hint: it's not being in the same room. Paul wrote to churches he'd never met and it's still really personal Communication.
#AIandFaith #ChristianCommunication
#AIandFaith #ChristianCommunication
August 11, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Filmed this SST at a conference in Aberystwyth. Question of the day: in the age of AI, what makes Christian communication actually personal? Hint: it's not being in the same room. Paul wrote to churches he'd never met and it's still really personal Communication.
#AIandFaith #ChristianCommunication
#AIandFaith #ChristianCommunication
Jairus begged Jesus to save his dying daughter. On the way, a woman who had bled for twelve years touched his robe, just to be near him.
youtu.be/2JFtc1LOsRI?...
Jesus stopped for both of them.
New Word for the Week on Mark 5:21-43, plus the write up on WelshRev.com and a deeper dive on Substack.
youtu.be/2JFtc1LOsRI?...
Jesus stopped for both of them.
New Word for the Week on Mark 5:21-43, plus the write up on WelshRev.com and a deeper dive on Substack.
When Faith Interrupts Despair: Jairus's Daughter and the Haemorrhaging Woman | Mark 5:21-43
YouTube video by WelshRev - Simon Bowkett
youtu.be
August 2, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Jairus begged Jesus to save his dying daughter. On the way, a woman who had bled for twelve years touched his robe, just to be near him.
youtu.be/2JFtc1LOsRI?...
Jesus stopped for both of them.
New Word for the Week on Mark 5:21-43, plus the write up on WelshRev.com and a deeper dive on Substack.
youtu.be/2JFtc1LOsRI?...
Jesus stopped for both of them.
New Word for the Week on Mark 5:21-43, plus the write up on WelshRev.com and a deeper dive on Substack.
The mourners at Jairus's house were the experts. Death was their trade. So when Jesus said the girl was sleeping, not dead, they laughed Him down.
They weren't wrong about what they knew. They were wrong about the ceiling on it.
New Super Short Thought, Mark 5.
#DiscoveringMark #WelshRev
They weren't wrong about what they knew. They were wrong about the ceiling on it.
New Super Short Thought, Mark 5.
#DiscoveringMark #WelshRev
August 1, 2026 at 7:56 AM
The mourners at Jairus's house were the experts. Death was their trade. So when Jesus said the girl was sleeping, not dead, they laughed Him down.
They weren't wrong about what they knew. They were wrong about the ceiling on it.
New Super Short Thought, Mark 5.
#DiscoveringMark #WelshRev
They weren't wrong about what they knew. They were wrong about the ceiling on it.
New Super Short Thought, Mark 5.
#DiscoveringMark #WelshRev
Two people, same afternoon, same town, both living through the worst day of their lives, and neither knew the other existed.
Jesus speaks to both. Same voice, same authority.
"Daughter, your faith has made you well."
"Cariad, get up."
That's the business He's in. Mark 5:21-43.
Jesus speaks to both. Same voice, same authority.
"Daughter, your faith has made you well."
"Cariad, get up."
That's the business He's in. Mark 5:21-43.
July 31, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Two people, same afternoon, same town, both living through the worst day of their lives, and neither knew the other existed.
Jesus speaks to both. Same voice, same authority.
"Daughter, your faith has made you well."
"Cariad, get up."
That's the business He's in. Mark 5:21-43.
Jesus speaks to both. Same voice, same authority.
"Daughter, your faith has made you well."
"Cariad, get up."
That's the business He's in. Mark 5:21-43.
You get called out to an emergency.
Someone's LIFEseems to depend on your getting there fast.
Then, in the crowd, someone gets in your way.
Oh, it happens!
But what do you do?
New Super Short Thought ... two minutes to reflect on your practice 👇
Someone's LIFEseems to depend on your getting there fast.
Then, in the crowd, someone gets in your way.
Oh, it happens!
But what do you do?
New Super Short Thought ... two minutes to reflect on your practice 👇
July 30, 2026 at 8:37 AM
You get called out to an emergency.
Someone's LIFEseems to depend on your getting there fast.
Then, in the crowd, someone gets in your way.
Oh, it happens!
But what do you do?
New Super Short Thought ... two minutes to reflect on your practice 👇
Someone's LIFEseems to depend on your getting there fast.
Then, in the crowd, someone gets in your way.
Oh, it happens!
But what do you do?
New Super Short Thought ... two minutes to reflect on your practice 👇
At the NSA event in Malvern today, so no SST until tomorrow ... but can you guess where they might be coming from when they land?
:-)
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:-)
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July 28, 2026 at 10:57 AM
At the NSA event in Malvern today, so no SST until tomorrow ... but can you guess where they might be coming from when they land?
:-)
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:-)
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