The Ministry of Presence One of the beautiful things to behold, if you know people who have been married for many years, is how comfortable and relaxed they are in each other’s presence. I visited a couple recently who have been married for over 60 years and what was inspiring was to see just how […]

Longevity and Faithfulness On a recent short visit to my Mum’s house she showed me two lovely invitations she had received. One was to an 80th birthday celebration in a local hotel. It’s hard to believe that this particular friend of hers is 80! I bumped into her in the local shop on that visit […]

The Beauty of Taize Worship It’s almost 30 years since I first visited the beautiful little village of Taize in Burgundy in France. I had experienced the beauty of its distinctive style of worship in a number of settings, including the Church of Ireland Theological College, where I had trained for ordination. I travelled there […]

Taking Your Job Seriously The place was packed. I found myself taking my seat largely surrounded by women of a certain age. They were up for a good time. The warm up was a pianist who had won a Tv reality show called ‘The Piano.’ He had touched the heart of the nation as he […]

Pursuing Glory The big story in Northern Ireland at the beginning of this Holy Week is one of sporting success as we celebrate the dramatic victory of Rory McIlroy at the US Masters golf tournament on Sunday night. This victory has grouped Rory with a very distinguished group of just 6 who have won all […]