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 am assuming that “good” here means “happy” rather than “good” in the moral sense. If the latter, the short answer is given by Jesus: John 6:28-29Then they asked him, “What must we do to do the works God requires?” 29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” But … Continue reading Count Your Blessings
From 1994 to 1998, I was involved in both Tipperary Christian Fellowship and Limerick Baptist Church. From 1998 to 2020, I focused solely on Tipperary, though I live in Limerick, 25 miles away. Up to the end of 2007, we met in the SIPTU Hall (shown here). Then, we moved to a community centre building … Continue reading Hymns: 1994 Memories
1993 was the year that I started feeling old 😀, which is perhaps why I purchased a Nintendo NES console and Achtung Baby by U2. I bought the U2 CD in HMV, Cruises Street, Limerick, just across the road from where we had our open-air preaching meetings. I had just listened to their Dublin concert … Continue reading Hymns: 1993 Memories
So, do I practice religion? It’s an interesting question. I’m an Irish evangelical Christian, and this is an evangelistic blog. But most Irish evangelicals that I know balk at the word religion. Maybe they associate religion with trying to get to heaven by being a member of a particular church or sect or by practicing … Continue reading Gimme That Old Time Religion
So, what am I good at? At various points of my life I believed that I was particularily good at something or other, but good is a relative term. There’s always plenty of people better than me. I was very proud, as a child, when I taught myself to play keyboards, but I’m no Rick … Continue reading I Am So Ordinary
So who would I most like to talk to soon? The three biggest things in my life are Family, Music and Christianity. I look forward to meeting my daughters who have grown up and moved to new locations. It’s always a joy to see them. And those in my family who have passed away, such … Continue reading Can We Talk?
So, we get to 1992. A key memory of that year was the 1992 Baptist Youth Evangelism (BYE) Team, my last time leading a team in Cork. As usual, we spent the week spreading the gospel in the streets. On our day off, we went to the Old Head of Kinsale. 1992 was also the … Continue reading Hymns: 1992 Memories
When I think of collections, I think of the slogan for Pokémon back around 1999, when my kids were young – the notion of obsessively collecting them all:Gotta Catch ‘Em All! As a child, I remember collecting soccer cards, coins and stamps. Then of course, I could say that I have book collections, CD and … Continue reading Gotta Catch ‘Em All!
So, what legacy would I want to leave behind? That’s an interesting question. When I was young, I dreamt of being famous or important. Maybe it would be easier to answer the question if my dreams had come true 😀. But I’m just an ordinary guy. I was listening to a podcast some time ago, … Continue reading Only One Life
I don’t think I feel the cold as much as most people that I know. And in Ireland, it doesn’t generally get too hot or too cold. I only really notice the cold in Winter when I want to sit or lie down and feel comfortable. A hot water bottle helps. Maybe they’re a bit … Continue reading Hearts Aflame
Hibernia Gospel 