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..
2008 In 2008, Smyth’s toy shop in Henry Street Limerick closed. I was sorry to see it go. We regularly visited it with the children over the years, and I’m sure that I purchased a few computer games there myself. I was surprised to see the large building taken over by the Abundant Life Christian … Continue reading Hymns: 2008 Memories
I don’t really have a favorite word, but it set me thinking about words. Is the question about the words themselves or what they represent? And some words, such as Jesus, are so embedded in my life that I don’t think of them as words. I asked Microsoft Copilot about favourite words, and it gave … Continue reading Nocturne
Today’s prompt brought to mind one of my favourite cartoons from around 1998, Pinky and the Brain – where every episode began with a little mouse declaring that he wanted to take over the world 😀. I do hope to take over the world, but I only have 189 subscribers so far. I need around … Continue reading Same Thing I Do Every Evening – Try to Take Over the World!
I wasn’t sure how to answer this one. I’m a bit of an introvert. If I don’t have tight relationships with most people, bad personality traits don’t bother me much. They might even be a source of amusement 😀. But I have had some bad experiences with difficult people from time to time. I myself … Continue reading Guilt-Tripping
My ideal week would probably be revisiting my past. Then, I’d come back to the future. For example, I could go back to September 8th for 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015, and …. well, I’m already in 2025, so I have a day to spare 😀. Maybe, I’d go back to September 1982, when … Continue reading Back to the Future
I’m not really big into watching athletics. The only person who comes to mind is Eric Liddell, whose story featured in Chariots of Fire. He was planning to be a missionary in China at the time of the 1924 Olympics. On principle, he refused to run on a Sunday because of his strict views of … Continue reading Eric Liddell
Listening to Music Playing Music Going for Walks Progressive Muscle Relaxation Reading Music has always been a major part of my life, so I would think of it as my main means of relaxation. I think of Mike Oldfield’s, 1973 album, Tubular Bells, which was quite unique at the time but there were a few … Continue reading Music Music Music
I’m sure that I regularly use many superfluous words and expressions throughout the day. In technical writing, I eliminate such language but in casual conversation or chatting over the web, it can sound a bit robotic if you do so. “Goodness” is just one example of a superfluous word – or the expression “oh my … Continue reading Goodness!
2007 was the year of the Amazing Grace film, and the modern version of the hymn by Chris Tomlin. Another popular hymn published that year was Hosanna. In Tipperary, in December, we moved our location from the SIPTU hall in Churchwell to a community centre hall in Blind Street. It proved much more suitable and since … Continue reading Hymns: 2007 Memories
My title is a line from Morrissey’s 1994 hit, The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get. It’s quite a scary song – a little bit like the Police’s Every Breath You Take. I don’t know why he thought that lonely high court judges bore grudges 😀. And the picture shows Judge, the first … Continue reading I Hold More Grudges Than Lonely High Court Judges
