In this Word for the Week, we explore Revelation 2:1–7 — Jesus’ message to the church in Ephesus: a church that was faithful in works and doctrine, yet in danger of losing its first love.We unpack what it means to be commended for perseverance and discernment and challenged to return to the heart-…
A beautiful mansion.A dramatic gorge.An impossible crossing.Standing at Cilgerran Castle, you can see Coedmore Mansion across the gorge - picturesque, elegant, carefully designed.But between them?A chasm you can’t cross without ropes.Many of us live with gorges like that.Relationships th…
Confused by all the voices?Normans.Welsh princes.Competing claims of authority around early mediaeval Cilgerran Castle.It was a noisy, unstable world.Not so different from ours.Podcasts.Influencers.'Experts'.Outrage merchants.Everyone certain. Everyone platformed. Everyone right.In …
Why do churches decline? What does Jesus say to spiritually cooling, compromising, fearful, or complacent congregations?Filmed on a cold mountain in Wales, this episode of Word for the Week explores the powerful connection between Revelation 1 and the Seven Churches in Revelation 2–3.Before Jes…