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..
Off-the-top-of-my-head responses to questions that WordPress throws up every day.
I ‘d need to use AI to write a guide to setting healthy boundaries in relationships. I’m a 20th century person. I’m a bit out of my depth in the 21st century. I cope with it all by instinct. I don’t really analyze it. I have lots of wonderful memories of so many people throughout … Continue reading Me? Write a Guide? 😱
Here’s an excuse to post one of my favourite songs from 1973 that I used to listen to on my transistor radio, which I bought with my confirmation money 😀. At the time, I didn’t know what it was about. In later years, I discovered that it was about a young girl escaping into movies … Continue reading Is There Life On Mars?
Finally, a question that I can’t answer 😀. I hardly know what a meme is. I first heard the term at a lecture back in 2007, which was held in Maynooth. Theologian, Alister McGrath, mentioned the term in a talk that he gave about Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. I can’t remember what he said. … Continue reading A Meme? 🧐
Firstly, cultural traditions make a country distinctive, so I’m not sure if it would be a good idea to mix and mingle them. But it might be fun if ethnic minorities invited us to get partially involved in their traditions. I remember going to the Notting Hill carnival a few times in London back in … Continue reading Thanksgiving
Well, I would think that most people do plenty of research. However, whenever I meet visitors in Limerick, I always urge them to head to the coastal areas rather than hang out in cities like Limerick. Any coastal area would probably do. And Kerry is my personal favourite. My first visit to Killarney, one of … Continue reading Not Visiting Kerry
The best way that I can answer this one is to copy and paste something that I wrote yesterday: I remember back in 1980, someone asked me if I’d give my testimony in church – a short talk telling how I came to commit my life to Christ. I said “no” because I was nervous … Continue reading Manic Street Preaching
Perhaps the term “self-confidence” can have various meanings. For example, if you live in a rough area, nasty violent people have a high status. If you come from a nice family, people will probably see you as a bit of a softie. But you shouldn’t worry about it if such people think little of you. … Continue reading Roar!
In Ireland, doctors don’t do home visits anymore. They’ll happily stay away even if you don’t eat an apple a day 😀. But even if you do eat an apple a day, that doesn’t mean that you won’t need a doctor. So, what does the proverb mean? An apple a day is healthy. Most proverbs … Continue reading An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
I first came across the term soulmate in a Simpsons episode with Johnny Cash. I wasn’t quite sure what it meant. Then, I heard it again, when I recalled the Soulmate song by Natasha Bedingfield from the summer of 2007. I tend to get nostalgic about the past. There was nothing particularly special about 2007 … Continue reading Soulmate for Everyone
I grew up here in Ireland listening to news about murders up in Ulster almost every day. Like most Irish people, I desperately wanted it to stop. From time to time you’d here about some peace initiative that might end it, but it just seemed to go on forever. The most memorable peace initiative in … Continue reading An End to Violent Conflicts
Hibernia Gospel 