Big Parenting Questions is for mums, dads and carers, designed to offer hope and help through this time of change in our children’s lives. As your child grows into adolescence it can feel like everything is changing – for them, but also for you as a parent. Why do they care more about what their […]
Good Losing When it comes to late April and the bank holiday weekend in May, there are a lot of eyes glued to events in the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield where the World Snooker Championship has been played for many years. There has been talk in recent years about moving away from this iconic venue, […]
Dear Friends, In the life of the church, May can feel like a month of hidden feasts. There are a number of significant festivals and feast days that don’t get the samepublicity and recognition as the bigger ones that attract not just the church’s attention but the attention of the general public also. Perhaps this […]
World Earth Day Yesterday, 22nd April, was World Earth Day. I’m not sure I would have been aware of this fact unless I had listened to a wonderful daily Bible reading App called Lectio 365, which is available to download for free. I have recommended it before in the blog because I find it so […]
Reviving Houses and People There’s a fantastic show on RTE television called the Great House Revival. It’s presented by an architect called, Hugh Wallace, who accompanies people on a journey of restoration of old properties. Often these properties have fallen into a state of disrepair and, for all intents and purposes, look like a ruin. […]
Losing Your Voice So, Easter Sunday came, the pinnacle of the preacher’s year. ‘Christ is Risen!’ declares the famous Easter greeting. ‘The Lord is risen, indeed! Alleluia!’ comes the congregational response and then those glorious Easter hymns ring out proclaiming hope, the new life that Christ brings, the transformation that is possible through his risen […]
Some Tools of the Trade I found myself in a conversation about tools recently at a church work party. The other people in the conversation were in a different league as they talked about power tools and drill bits and the best places to buy good tools. My tool kit is embarrassingly small, a few […]