WelshRev's Podcast

Why does the same set of words carry weight when a person says them, but fall flat the moment we realise a machine generated them? In this Super Short Thought, filmed in Aberystwyth, Simon explores why communication is never just information transfer. It's people aligning their minds together, an interpersonal act, not a data exchange. When this Rev publishes something under his name, he's not just publishing words, he's giving his word for things he's tried and tested and found to be true. A

Filmed on location at a conference at Aberystwyth University (yes, that's the Chaplaincy Land Rover parked outside) this Super Short Thought asks a question that seems to matter more with every passing day: In the age of AI, what actually makes Christian communication consistently Christian? Firstly, in this SST, it's not about being physically in the room. The Apostle Paul wrote deeply personal letters to churches he'd never visited, so clearly "personal" and "in-person" are not the same thi

Jesus arrives at Jairus's house to find the professional mourners already there, the experts in death, certain they know exactly what they're looking at. When He says the child is not dead but sleeping, they laugh Him down. The Greek word is kategelōn, contemptuous, derisive laughter. They weren't wrong because they were bad at their job. They were wrong because their expertise had a ceiling, and what was about to happen in that room came from above it. In this Super Short Thought from the D

Two desperate people. One journey. A Saviour who will not be rushed. In Mark 5:21-43, Jesus is on his way to heal a dying twelve year old girl when a woman who has bled for twelve years reaches out and touches his robe ... a very significant act in itself. What happens next tells us something vital about how Jesus sees the people everyone else has stopped noticing. In this episode of Word for the Week, we walk through both stories together: the ritual uncleanness that had shut the woman out o

What do you actually need on the worst day of your life? An explanation. A nice theory? What about the question: is there any reason not to give up right now? That is exactly where Jairus is standing in Mark 5:21-43. His daughter was dying, Jesus agreed to come, and then there was a delay. Messengers arrived and told him what we call 'The Worst'. It's too late (they said): "your daughter's dead, don't bother the teacher anymore." And Jesus turned to Jairus and said, "Do not fear, only b