7 Great Words to Bring to a Conversation Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone! I spent the morning doing what I have done for maybe the past 20 years or so, and took myself off to the little church where it is believed St. Patrick planted his first church in Ireland in 432 AD. The […]
Going the Extra Mile I found myself at a dance competition for a few hours last week. To be honest, it’s not the place anyone who knows me would immediately associate with me. In fact, on one memorable occasion, at a fundraising ceili in a previous church, the caller came down from her chair to […]
Showing Up and Sticking At It I guess in many households where there are children, parents do their best to try to help with the schoolwork. They try to support and encourage their children to do their homework, take an interest in their subject choices and do the little they can to help in practical […]
The Importance of Telling Others There’s a beautiful account in the Gospel of Mark where a man who has been possessed by demons, or experiencing some sort of challenging mental illness, is healed and made well by Jesus. Most of his life has been tormented by his illness. People have been fearful of his presence, […]
Dear Friends, I recently heard an interview on the radio with a lady who was a superfan of the band Depeche Mode. They have been together as a band over 40 years and as this lady was celebrating her 60th birthday, she planned to see them 3 times over the course of a year in […]
Walking the Journey of Lent I usually approach the season of Lent with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. There’s excitement at this opportunity that comes my way annually over a 40 day period to deepen my spiritual life. It’s an invitation to be more intentional about things, and so I try to prepare a […]
The latest Mission Matters podcast from the Church of Ireland’s Council for Mission podcast welcomes Dr Julie McKinley (from the Bible Society Ireland) and Dr Rhiannon McAleer (from the British and Foreign Bible Society, covering England and Wales) to unpack the ground–breaking findings of The Quiet Revival report. Julie and Rhiannon discuss the surprising surge in church […]
Instilling Good Habits It’s hard to believe that the season of Lent will soon be upon us. Lent is that 40 day period that Christians observe to mark the season that Jesus fasted in the wilderness before beginning his public ministry. It’s often used as a season for penitence and reflection in the build up […]