Dear Friends, As Spring enters our consciousness with the brighter evenings and people descending on garden centres to get plants and seeds, are there lessons we can learn that would be of relevance to our church situation? In recent months many are aware of the challenges we face in attracting new people, with a particular […]
A Good Word for the Church Sometimes we come across words that have their words in another language, and it can be hard to find a good translation in English. The sense, however, behind the word, is a beautiful sentiment and, so, I wanted to think about such a word this week. We often record […]
Inclusive or Exclusive Conversations? Last weekend saw the opening of the Guinness Six Nations Rugby championship. Over the next couple of months Ireland will pit their skills against England, Scotland, Wales, France and Italy. For rugby fans, it’s a part of the year that is eagerly anticipated. Last Sunday evening, I spoke with a passionate […]
Dear Friends,I recently had a service on the car and as part of that process I was sent a video from the garage. It was called a vehicle health check and the mechanic discussed the overall state of the car. He pointed out a fewsignificant things. The thread on one of the front tyres was […]
In Times of Sadness There are seasons in life in which people go through sadness and disappointment. Churches and church people are not exempt from these times and, recently in our church, we have seen many families experience the pain of losing a loved one. As this blog invites people to see inside the church […]
If only I’d known I think it was the mid 1990’s that a friend invited me to come with him to see Nanci Griffith and the Blue Moon Orchestra play at the then Point Depot in Dublin. I didn’t know much of her music then and, as she walked out on the stage, she was […]
Launching the Ship As a new year dawns, certain memories tend to come into our heads. This week, I was thinking about a birthday party we had for our son when he was about 6 or 7. We went to the Titanic Quarter with his classmates and boarded a tram tour led by the then […]