Roots, Shoots and Orange Disorder
(pic: bbc news ni) Gardener’s love this time of year. Weeding in the sunshine seems to bring those with ‘green fingers’ such evident delight and therapeutic wonder. The weather we […]
Scribes, Pharisees and …er…Newspaper Journalists
IN BIBLICAL times, a scribe was a position of significant authority in both the Roman Empire and the nation of Israel. Scribes were writers who wrote the decrees of those […]
Wimbledon Winner Murray: A Modern Day Celtic Warrior
AFTER yet another phenomenal Wimbledon tennis fortnight, which has once again gripped the UK, and indeed the world, today’s men’s final saw the historic victory of Andy Murray over Novak […]
Singleness and Sexuality in a Sex-Centred World….
…(Part 2 in this series) Provocative, ‘moi’? Anything with sex in the title is elaborately and immediately going to draw people in, and, might I begin by taunting you (just […]
Is Jesus relevant to the 21st century ‘poor’ ?
————————————————————————————————————– I wrote this article summer 2013, and am reminded of it today, after a church service I attended in Northern Ireland which brought me close to tears with gratitude […]
Purity and Porn in a Sex-Centred World…
In recent days the debate about pornography and its dominant prevalence and ease of access on the internet, for children amongst others, has been hitting the headlines in the UK […]
The Celtic Principality
WALES. Land of language, culture, beautiful countryside, sheep and…er…Tom Jones. Almost exactly eleven months ago, I travelled to the southern end of this small Celtic British country, for what was the very […]
Follow the still small voice…
What a week for Northern Ireland. What a week for Enniskillen and County Fermanagh. I wonder when Hugh Maguire and his labourers built Enniskillen Castle (see photo) in the 15th […]
Syria
Recent harrowing pictures from the horrendous ongoing situation in Syria cannot help but stir my heart and make me think of a poignant and deeply impacting visit there in summer […]
the sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning….
I am currently sensing the “new dawn” over our land at this present time, and opportunities for change – good change – on the horizon, should we (as the people […]
Welcome!
In true emerald isle style, what better way to begin this new blog writing experience, than by welcoming you in with a good old cup of tea! Sit down, relax, and […]
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