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..
Hymns and memories of specific years or hymn categories
This series started with Hymns: 1980 Memories. I find it a little harder to remember stuff in the 21st Century. I sometimes feel like somebody teleported me into the future. I want to go back to being 18. Anyway, I’ll do my best to adapt to the 21st Century 😀. In 2009, we went to … Continue reading Hymns: 2009 Memories
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
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
This series goes all the way back to 1980. So, this must be the 26th episode. I was going to stop at 2000. Most of my best hymn memories are from the 1980s. But I thought it might be a challenge to carry on. So here goes 😀. So, what do I remember about 2006? … Continue reading Hymns 2006 Memories
I started this little series with 1980, and the early years were a lot more exciting for me. I suppose it’s that way with most people. My mother and father would always speak most enthusiastically of the 1950s. But I’ll keep this series going for as long as I can. Then, I think I’ll go … Continue reading Hymns: 2004 Memories
The following hymns were published in 2003: I had no interest in new hymns back in 2003, but I am trying to familiarize myself with them now. Perhaps this isn’t a golden age of hymn writing, but I’d like to think that some will last a couple of centuries. There’s a series of albums called … Continue reading Hymns: 2003 Memories
We used the Mission Praise hymn book in our fellowship in Tipperary, and I don’t remember many 21st Century songs in it, if any. But some of the newer songs gradually found their way into Irish churches, though we stuck with Christian Hymns and Mission Praise in Tipperary. The most notable hymn from around 2002 … Continue reading Hymns: 2002 Memories
I don’t have many interesting personal memories of 2001. I generally remember summer holidays more than anything else, but for these few years, with four very young kids, we just went on a few day trips, the main destination being Lahinch in Country Clare. In 2001, The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible was officially released. … Continue reading Hymns: 2001 Memories
This series began with the 1980s, when I was discovering lots of new hymns, but I didn’t really discover many new ones in later years. Perhaps I did, but I just don’t remember discovering them. But, I’ll persist anyway and see what I can come up with 😀. But you won’t find much about hymns … Continue reading Hymns: 2000 Memories
Rev 22:17Let anyone who hears, say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come. Let the one who desires take the water of life freely. The picture shows an old fountain near where our fellowship used to meet in Tipperary town back in the 1990s. It was provided by Stafford O’Brien Esq (1783-1864), a prominent … Continue reading Hymns: 1999 Memories
Hibernia Gospel 