Hymns: 1990 Memories

Hymns published in 1990 include the following: We Are Marching in the Light of God became popular in North America in 1990, but this South African Zulu song goes back much further. 1990 in South Africa saw the official start of the process of ending Apartheid. Nelson Mandela was freed in February 1990. I was more … Continue reading Hymns: 1990 Memories

Hymns: 1988 Memories

My big memory of 1988 was getting married and moving from Cork to Limerick. Of course, I’d been up and down over the years, and in all honesty, I much prefer Cork πŸ™‚. But it’s only down the road really, and I live on the Cork side of Limerick. For our wedding, we chose the … Continue reading Hymns: 1988 Memories

Conversion Chronology

I make much mention of my background and experiences at various points in this blog, so I thought it might be useful to present a brief outline of the years coming up to my conversion. As I mention elsewhere, I grew up a Roman Catholic in Cork, Ireland. I don’t remember a lot before my … Continue reading Conversion Chronology

Hymns: 1980 Memories

I date my conversion to Sunday August 17th, 1980, about a month after I bought Saved, by Bob Dylan, in Pat Egan’s record store in Patrick Street Cork. I initially attended The Upper Room, which at that time was in a street off Camden Quay in Cork, above some sort of a fruit warehouse. I … Continue reading Hymns: 1980 Memories

Evangelicals and Catholics

My purpose here is to answer questions that Roman Catholics sometimes ask evangelicals, like myself πŸ˜€. I find that most church websites focus on marketing their church and do little in the way of explaining what they’re about doctrinally. So, this is my attempt to answer questions that I would have asked all those years … Continue reading Evangelicals and Catholics