An Irish personal evangelistic site. I'm not representing a particular church, but it's broadly evangelical in tone. My aim is to cover topics I've encountered in discussions I've had over the years, mainly here in Ireland..
I would define romance as the initial rush of magical feelings that nature bestows on you to nudge you into a long-term, enduring loving relationship. I can see that in romantic novels and films, such as Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. You can see the romance in Mr. Darcy and Lizzie Bennet as they … Continue reading Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Maybe it depends on what was done for me. I think of how I would like others to thank me. I would just like them to say a simple thanks and be nice and warm towards me. I’d feel a bit awkward if they bought me presents or started looking on me as their hero … Continue reading Gratitude
I used to be worried about my eternal future. I was brought up a Roman Catholic (RC). And I was taught that you could end up spending eternity in heaven, hell, or purgatory. And at that time, at least in my experience, purgatory was presented as being the same as hell, except that you eventually … Continue reading It Is Well With My Soul
My title comes from the Crosby, Nash, and Young Song, Teach Your Children. Someone needs to teach me what the lyrics mean. But I do like the mood of the song 😀. Well, I’ve been both a student and a teacher. I’m not sure if I’d ever have seen myself as a great teacher, but … Continue reading Teach Your Children
Physically, I had a couple of wisdom teeth removed. I had a general anesthetic for the second one. I do remember feeling very strange when I woke 😀. More importantly is that spiritually, I’ve been given a new heart 😀: Ezekiel 36:26 – “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit … Continue reading A New Heart
I like to title my posts with a song. The first one that came to mind was Hard Habit to Break by Chicago. My daily habits? Well, I eat, sleep and wash like everyone else. I’m trying to think of anything interesting, but I’m not a particularly interesting guy. But the following are habits that … Continue reading Hard Habit to Break
Yes, but these are things I would do anyway, irrespective of climate change. Perhaps it was the way I was brought up, but it seems quite instinctive to me not to be wasteful. I took a look at what Microsoft Copilot suggested and discovered that I already do most of these. I don’t purposefully have … Continue reading For the Beauty of the Earth
In January 1997, the first divorce occurred in Ireland, following the referendum in 1995. It seemed quite a momentous change at the time, but since then, so much else has changed. England won the Eurovision in 1997, with Love Shine a Light, the 1990s equivalent of All You Need is Love. Two classic secular albums … Continue reading Hymns: 1997 Memories
This isn’t an easy question to answer 😀. It goes without saying that desserts are delicious. I fondly remember a sort of a knickerbocker glory in a little Roche’s Stores Cafe in Cork, in a street that no longer exists, off Patrick Street. I can’t remember the name of the desserts, but it was overwhelmingly … Continue reading Moussaka
I’ve never been one for fashion. I suppose the only time in my life when I craved cool clothes was when I was a teenager. When I was 15, I was big into The Stranglers. I heard their first album in a long-forgotten record shop in Cork, named Kenny’s Corner. This was also where I … Continue reading A Robe of White
Hibernia Gospel 