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
For a while, I’ve been trying to familiarize myself with modern Christian worship songs. Some years ago, modern for me meant 1970s and 1980s songs. But I realize that there’s quite a few over the past decade that I’m only learning now. I don’t play music in church anymore, but I like to play songs … Continue reading Hymns: Goodness of God
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 35th in the series 😀. Back in the 1970s, the 1960s felt way way back. Now, 2015 almost feels like yesterday. It’s true what Pink Floyd sang in Time. “Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time, plans … Continue reading Hymns: 2015 Memories
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 34th in the series 😀. Even though 2014 is 11 years ago, it doesn’t feel all that far back. As I get older, in many ways I’m more contented, but life seems duller. Maybe I’m starting to like dullness 😀. I … Continue reading Hymns: 2014 Memories
This morning I was reading Psalm 108, and I looked up YouTube to see if I could find hymns on the psalm. I was surprised to find a blues song. And pretty soon, I found a whole lot more. It started me thinking of how gospel music can be found in so many different music … Continue reading Singing the Blues
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 33rd in the series 😀. My mother used to say, “youth is wasted on the young.” I can see what she means nowadays. I spent much of 2013 being stressed out at work, but I do have some pleasant memories. Worship … Continue reading Hymns: 2013 Memories
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 32nd in the series 😀. At some stage in the 21st Century, I started to feel as though someone teleported me into the future and that my time is the 20th Century. But maybe that happens everyone as they age. So, … Continue reading Hymns: 2012 Memories
As with the 2000s, and most of the 1990s, I spent the 2010s in Tipperary Christian Fellowship. In 2011, Mallow Street Christian Fellowship, in Limerick, allowed us to join with them in a series of baptisms. We had three baptised from Tipperary, including two of my own children, then in their early teens. I also … Continue reading Hymns: 2011 Memories
As with the 2000s, and most of the 1990s, I spent the 2010s in Tipperary Christian Fellowship. We weren’t into modern worship songs. We did learn some 1990s songs towards the end of the 2010s, and one of our hymn books, Christian Hymns, featured some modern songs by Stuart Townend and Keith & Kristyn Getty. … Continue reading Hymns: 2010 Memories
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
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