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0:00:00 > 0:00:04- Welcome to a programme in which - we explore the latest advances...
0:00:04 > 0:00:08- ..that help people to learn more - about the Christian faith.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11- Welcome to - Dechrau Canu Dechrau Canmol.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:18 > 0:00:22- # Soli Deo gloria
0:00:25 > 0:00:30- # Soli Deo gloria #
0:00:41 > 0:00:46- This week we hear about - a Welsh-language Christian app...
0:00:46 > 0:00:48- ..offering many resources.
0:00:49 > 0:00:53- We'll also hear about a version of - the Bible with simple guidelines...
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- ..explaining the meaning - and its message.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00- We'll also enjoy a performance - by Mary-Jean O'Doherty.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Providing the hymn singing - are Waun Ddyfal choir...
0:01:04 > 0:01:08- ..and Bechgyn Bro Taf, - from St German's Church, Cardiff.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11- Our first hymn is Air Disglair Duw.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- These days, there seems to be an app - for almost everything.
0:05:12 > 0:05:16- One of the latest is Y Ras, - a Welsh-language Christian app.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Steffan Morris is its founder.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20- Why did you call it Y Ras?
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- It's a reference to the Hebrews...
0:05:23 > 0:05:29- ..who urged the Christians to keep - running the race to the very end.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34- This app urges the - Christians of Wales to do the same.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39- To run the race of the - Christian faith to the very end.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41- Let's take a look.
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- What can we find on it?
0:05:43 > 0:05:45- The content varies...
0:05:46 > 0:05:49- ..but it's predominantly aimed - at teenagers.
0:05:49 > 0:05:54- But we also hope that there'll be - something on the app for everyone.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58- Christians of all ages as well as - those who are exploring the faith.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- The first page contains a blog...
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- ..and some interesting stories - and articles...
0:06:07 > 0:06:09- ..that are both deep and amusing.
0:06:09 > 0:06:14- There are also lighter articles - or a series of photographs.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19- There's a link - to the devotional section...
0:06:19 > 0:06:22- ..in which there are devotions...
0:06:23 > 0:06:27- ..for young people - as well as more mature Christians.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- There's also a link - to an events section...
0:06:31 > 0:06:36- ..detailing Welsh-medium activities - for Christians throughout Wales.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38- The last link...
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- ..opens an audio section - featuring sermons, new songs...
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- ..and videos that have been - produced especially for Y Ras app.
0:06:49 > 0:06:53- It allows you to take your faith - everywhere with you.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57- Yes, - in keeping with the digital age...
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- ..where the smartphone - is never far away...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- ..and the tablet is close at hand.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- I hope it'll be of use to people, - wherever they are.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- As well as - creating this app, Steffan...
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- ..you're also a student - aiming to enter the ministry.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- Will this help you - when you become a minister?
0:07:17 > 0:07:19- Definitely.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25- The Church in Wales needs to - make more use of digital resources.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29- I hope this has paved the way...
0:07:29 > 0:07:33- ..for more and more - digital material.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38- Thank you, Steffan. Good luck - with the app and your vocation.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- Here are Bechgyn Bro Taf - to sing a special arrangement...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- ..of Mae D'Eisiau Di Bob Awr.
0:07:46 > 0:07:51- # I need thee every hour
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- # Most gracious Lord
0:07:57 > 0:08:01- # No tender voice like thine
0:08:01 > 0:08:06- # Can peace afford
0:08:07 > 0:08:12- # I need thee, O I need thee
0:08:12 > 0:08:17- # Every hour I need thee
0:08:17 > 0:08:22- # Bless me now, my saviour
0:08:22 > 0:08:27- # I come to thee
0:08:28 > 0:08:33- # I need thee every hour
0:08:33 > 0:08:38- # Stay thou nearby
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- # Temptations lose their power
0:08:43 > 0:08:48- # When thou art nigh
0:08:48 > 0:08:51- # I need thee
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- # O I need thee
0:08:54 > 0:08:59- # I need thee every hour
0:08:59 > 0:09:04- # Bless me now, my saviour
0:09:04 > 0:09:09- # I come to thee
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- # I need thee every hour
0:09:15 > 0:09:20- # Teach me thy will
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- # And thy rich promises
0:09:25 > 0:09:30- # In me fulfil
0:09:30 > 0:09:36- # I need thee, O I need thee
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- # I need thee every hour
0:09:41 > 0:09:46- # Bless me now, my saviour
0:09:47 > 0:09:51- # I come to thee
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- # I need thee every hour
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- # Most holy one
0:10:02 > 0:10:07- # O make me thine indeed
0:10:07 > 0:10:12- # Thou blessed son
0:10:12 > 0:10:17- # I need thee, O I need thee
0:10:18 > 0:10:23- # I need thee every hour
0:10:23 > 0:10:28- # Bless me now, my saviour
0:10:28 > 0:10:34- # I come to thee
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- # Bless me now, my saviour
0:10:40 > 0:10:42- # Every hour
0:10:43 > 0:10:51- # I come to thee #
0:10:53 > 0:10:57- Our soloist's roots - are in Houston, Texas.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- Her father's Australian - and her mother's a Greek Armenian.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- She was fortunate - to be chosen to sing in a group...
0:11:05 > 0:11:10- ..that represented Armenia in - the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- She now lives in Cardiff - and is learning Welsh.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18- She will perform a piece that - was composed as a birthday gift...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- ..from her husband, - Caradog Williams.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- This is Chwi Yw Halen Y Ddaear.
0:11:30 > 0:11:35- # You are the salt of the earth
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- # But if the salt has become insipid
0:11:42 > 0:11:48- # Wherewith shall it be salted?
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- # It is no longer fit for anything
0:11:53 > 0:11:59- # But to be cast out - and to be trodden
0:11:59 > 0:12:03- # Under foot by men
0:12:06 > 0:12:11- # You are the light of the world
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- # It cannot be hidden
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- # In a city - situated on the top of a mountain
0:12:22 > 0:12:27- # Nor do men light a lamp
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- # And put it under the bushel
0:12:30 > 0:12:34- # But upon the lampstand
0:12:35 > 0:12:44- # And it shines for all - who are in the house
0:12:45 > 0:12:57- # Let your light thus shine - before men
0:12:59 > 0:13:07- # So that they may see - your upright works
0:13:07 > 0:13:13- # And glorify your Father
0:13:13 > 0:13:18- # Who is in the heavens
0:13:25 > 0:13:34- # Aah-aah-aah
0:13:36 > 0:13:44- # Aah-aah-aah #
0:14:10 > 0:14:13- If a biblical verse - isn't fully understood...
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- ..an explanation's given in a new - study Bible called Y Beibl Canllaw.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- Steffan Job tells me more.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22- This is a relatively new volume.
0:14:22 > 0:14:26- Yes, it was published last summer...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29- ..so it's been available - for some months now.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- It's been widely researched.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- It's taken a long time - to compile the book.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38- On which version of the Bible - is the material based?
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- The 2004 amended version - of the Welsh Bible...
0:14:42 > 0:14:44- ..is part of the volume itself.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- Are there footnotes - to explain further?
0:14:48 > 0:14:52- Yes, it's a volume - full of different study tools...
0:14:52 > 0:14:57- ..from biblical notes - to references...
0:14:57 > 0:15:02- ..connecting different parts of the - Bible and providing explanations.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04- It's a study guide, in essence.
0:15:04 > 0:15:09- A guide offering explanations as - to how the Bible comes together...
0:15:09 > 0:15:11- ..and how it all works.
0:15:12 > 0:15:14- Who's the book aimed at?
0:15:14 > 0:15:17- It's aimed at anyone, really.
0:15:17 > 0:15:22- Ministers as well as those - who conduct Bible studies...
0:15:22 > 0:15:24- ..find it useful.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26- Schools have also purchased it.
0:15:27 > 0:15:31- Many people use it from day to day - when they have time to themselves...
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- ..to bring some clarity - to more complex passages.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41- Give me an example of a difficult - verse and the book's explanation.
0:15:41 > 0:15:46- I'll choose a verse where - Jesus Christ is before Pilate...
0:15:46 > 0:15:48- ..at the end - of the book of Matthew.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- After sentencing Jesus Christ...
0:15:51 > 0:15:56- ..Pilate washes his hands of it - and cleanses his hands in water.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00- Many things in the Bible - happened 2,000 years ago...
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- ..and people are unclear - why certain things happened.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07- Was it typical of the time?
0:16:08 > 0:16:11- There's an asterisk in the verse - and a footnote...
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- ..explaining - that it's a symbolic action...
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- ..showing that Pilate won't be - held accountable for Jesus' death.
0:16:19 > 0:16:23- It cross-references it - with Deuteronomy and the Psalms...
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- ..where it mentions - the ritual of washing hands.
0:16:26 > 0:16:30- It connects the Old Testament - with the New Testament.
0:16:30 > 0:16:33- These days, - books are gradually dying out.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Are there any plans to - make this volume available online?
0:16:38 > 0:16:44- Yes. The hope is that we'll publish - it digitally in the coming year.
0:16:44 > 0:16:48- We'll also be able - to add more explanations...
0:16:48 > 0:16:51- ..associated with the book itself.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55- From a personal perspective, - what use is it to you?
0:16:55 > 0:16:58- It's a very precious resource - for me.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02- I believe God is - speaking through the gospel...
0:17:02 > 0:17:06- ..but one must also - be able to understand his word.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09- The book - has been very helpful to me...
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- ..in explaining - and understanding the gospel.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16- It's given - my biblical studies more depth.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21- Father, we thank you - for your word, the Bible.
0:19:21 > 0:19:26- We thank you for the wisdom - and the way it reveals Jesus to us.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34- Lord, help us bring life and hope - to everyone around us...
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- ..through Jesus, your living word.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39- Amen.
0:19:43 > 0:19:48- To end this evening, the choirs will - sing the words of Gwilym R Tilsley.
0:19:48 > 0:19:53- "Mawl i Dduw am air y bywyd, - gair y nef yn iaith y llawr."
0:19:53 > 0:19:58- I hope you've enjoyed and - that you'll join us again next week.
0:19:58 > 0:20:01- Until then, goodbye.
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