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..
My surname comes from West Cork, specifically the Baltimore area: I’m not going to tell you what it is, but it’s quite a common Cork name. One interesting story about Baltimore is that it was once raided by Algerian pirates, who kidnapped a bunch of people and brought them to a life of slavery in … Continue reading Rome and West Cork
This question gives me a sense of déjà vu 😀. I feel that I answered it a few times recently. Ali Binazir’s Calculation says my chances of existing were 1 in 10 to the 2,685,000th, and that’s assuming that life already formed, and that people already exist. Some scientists have calculated the odds of life forming … Continue reading Life’s a Miracle
For me, a favorite movie is one that I’d watch again and again. My wife and I have a selection that we keep coming back to. And most of them are old ones. So, I’ll get these out of the way before I mention movies that bring back golden memories of my childhood, early adulthood … Continue reading Oldies But Goodies
WelI, I don’t know if I’m particularly passionate about writing. However, I have spent most of my life either being educated or educating others, and to do that, you need to write. Perhaps I could mention two things. Just for fun, I always try to relate the daily prompt to music, which is one of … Continue reading Everyday I Write the Book
I live in Ireland. I’m from Cork, and I live in Limerick. But Cork is just a 90-minute drive. What I love about Ireland is simply that it’s home. I lived in London years ago for a year, and I do love London. However, wherever I’d lived, I think that I’d always be drawn to … Continue reading Dear Old City By the Lee
This is a tough question for me, because I wouldn’t always be aware of what emotions I feel. For example, if I had absolutely no joy in my life and joy came in, I would notice it, but if I always have a sense of joy in there somewhere, I might not notice it. I … Continue reading Awe
I have to confess, I don’t really plan my goals, or at least I’m not consciously aware of planning my goals. I had to do that sort of thing at work, and I hated it 😀. That’s not to say that I didn’t have goals. At a day-to-day level, I might set goals as the … Continue reading I Don’t
I’m not really sure how to answer this one 😀. One word that I find a bit annoying is toxic. Properly used, it applies to dangerous chemicals etc., but I’ve noticed on LinkedIn that people post things such as “Ten Signs That You Work Environment is Toxic“. Then, they list examples such as your boss … Continue reading Toxic
I’ve always been fond of peace. When I was 11, one of my favourite songs was Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth) by George Harrison. And ten years’ later, there was Pipes of Peace by Paul McCartney, which must be one of the best pop videos ever. It portrays that incident in World … Continue reading Peace on Earth
Well, I admire all hard-working people who pay their taxes and work towards making the world a better place. Perhaps the most visible admirable professionals are in the medical profession. I think particularly of doctors, nurses, dentists and various types of caregivers. But of course, many others work behind the scenes. And it’s all made … Continue reading Medical Profession
Hibernia Gospel 