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..
Because Christmas is coming, I’ve decided to take a break from my daily review of modern worship songs and focus on Christmas hymns for a month. I’ve started with Advent. Advent hymns emphasize waiting, longing, and preparation, while Christmas hymns celebrate fulfilment, joy, and Christ’s birth. Today’s hymn is Hills of the North I think … Continue reading Advent: Hills of the North
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 40th in the series. As I age, my life seems to get duller, so you mightn’t want to bother reading this 😀. So, we get to 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic. I remember hearing about this virus outbreak … Continue reading Hymns: 2020 Memories
Because Christmas is coming, I’ve decided to take a break from my daily review of modern worship songs and focus on Christmas hymns for a month. I’ve started with Advent. Advent hymns emphasize waiting, longing, and preparation, while Christmas hymns celebrate fulfilment, joy, and Christ’s birth. Today’s hymn is Hark! A Herald Voice is Calling: … Continue reading Advent: Hark! A Herald Voice is Calling
Because Christmas is coming, I’ve decided to take a break from my daily review of modern worship songs and focus on Christmas hymns for a month. I’ve started with Advent. Advent hymns emphasize waiting, longing, and preparation, while Christmas hymns celebrate fulfilment, joy, and Christ’s birth. Today’s hymn is Come Thou Long Expected Jesus: What … Continue reading Advent: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Because Christmas is coming, I’ve decided to take a break from my daily review of modern worship songs and focus on Christmas hymns for a month. I’ve started with Advent. What’s the difference between Christmas hymns and Advent hymns? Advent hymns differ from Christmas hymns in their focus: Advent hymns emphasize waiting, longing, and preparation, … Continue reading Advent: O Heavenly Word of God on High
Because Christmas is coming, I’ve decided to take a break from my daily review of modern worship songs and focus on Christmas hymns for a month. I’ll start with Advent. In my Baptist/independent evangelical church scene, we’re not really into feasts and church calendars. But I like all Christian music. And I do enjoy listening … Continue reading Advent: Creator of the Stars of Night
In this series, I explore some modern songs as an old guy – with one foot in the grave and one foot on a banana skin 😀. I remember David Pawson making that joke when I saw him at St. Marks, Kennington, London back in 1982. He was only 52 then. And I’m 10 years … Continue reading Hymns: Lion and the Lamb
In this series, I explore some of the very modern worship songs from the point of view of an older guy. I like to be positive. I spent a good part of my life criticizing all things modern, but now that I’m in my sixties, I’m trying to avoid being a stereotypical “grumpy old man.” … Continue reading Hymns: King of My Heart
I began this series with my Hymns: 1980 Memories post, so this is the 39th in the series 😀. My main memory of 2019 was a little autumn holiday in Dublin with a day in Belfast. We hadn’t been to Belfast since 1998. For whatever reason, I’m very nostalgic about that little 2019 holiday. Belfast … Continue reading Hymns: 2019 Memories
In this series, I survey some of the very modern worship songs as an old guy 😀. I try to be positive. Not everyone is positive about modern hymns. “So many hymns today (if “hymns” they deserve to be called) are full of maudlin sentimentality, instead of Divine adoration. They announce our love to God … Continue reading Hymns: Great Are You Lord
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