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..
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!
I use WordPress.com as a quick and easy way to create an evangelistic website. I discovered the Daily Prompt last year. I tried it, and now it’s part of my regular routine. I’m addicted 😀. It’s fun to hear from people from all over the world and to think that some of you might read … Continue reading He Must Increase, I Must Decrease
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
Personality-wise, I suppose I do, especially now that I’m in my sixties. But I don’t think that minimalism is necessarily advantageous in all cases. I wonder what shape the economy would be in if everyone was a minimalist. And what would the Beatles have been like if they kept everything simple? 😀 Spiritually, I admire … Continue reading Anything for a Quiet Life
I can’t really think of anything that doesn’t feel like real life. The closest thing might be the first time that I left Ireland and went to London back in June 1981 to see Bob Dylan in Earls Court. It wasn’t just the concert. I’d grown up hearing from relatives about London and watching British … Continue reading London
It’s rainy in Limerick, Ireland today, so I’ll stay indoors 😀. Somewhere close by that I used to like walking around was the Adare Manor estate. It isn’t as easy to walk around the estate nowadays unless you’re a guest at the hotel. They’ll be holding the Ryder cup at the golf course next year. … Continue reading Adare
Lennon Remembers is the book version of a Rolling Stone interview with John Lennon. It was published in 1973, but I bought it and read it in 1976. At the time, it was a little like a Bible to me. I’d been into the Beatles for a couple of years, but as a 14-year-old, I … Continue reading Lennon Remembers
Hibernia Gospel 