C.S. Lewis…What a Man
THIS DAY in 1963 saw the dark departure from this earth of a writer of incredible latent talent and ability, C.S. Lewis, who also happens to have been from the […]
Tag Archives: Spirituality
Simple Sunday ‘Sabbath’ musings…
Just been reading Psalm 23, one of the most common Psalms, and thought I’d share a little simple thought or two. ” …you prepare a table before me in the […]
Darkness and beauty:
OVER THE NEXT 6 WEEKS until Friday, 16th December, I plan to post on here at least 3 times a week. The theme will be ‘darkness and beauty,’ something to […]
Autumn Beauty
FIVE WEEKS ago I posted a poignant article about a beautiful young lady who passed on to the next life. A bit of a ‘taboo’ subject, perhaps, but something close […]
Beauty and the beast
So I stepped out in faith at the beginning of the summer months and and then wrote the now infamous intentionally honest, vulnerable blog post I did. I have not […]
Thursday Poetry Corner Week 5 of 6:
The Chasm and Cauldron By Leanne Dunlop Like a black cauldron of old, Hanging limp o’er the fire. The stew simmers inside – Full of everything, new and […]
Thursday poetry corner: ‘Orange Glove’
ORANGE GLOVE The sweet fragrance, Adorning the hand, Fingers protruding, Pointing to the land. A land enchanted, A land unknown, Beneath the velvet, Soft, so smooth. A cool […]
Thursday Poetry Corner Wk 3: ‘Letting Go’
Photo: Seppo Rinta-Kauppila Letting go Like a fallen Winter storm Blown through the shattered debris Wind swept, ‘neath the trees I unwind the remnant pieces Unyielding, yet broken down. How […]
Coming to the end of a long month and long year…
It’s Christmas Eve Eve, and I’ve been pretty busy since I last posted on here, writing for the local newspaper I am a journalist for, and other stuff I’ve been […]
No is not always negative
No is not always negative Unless you’ve had your head buried in a freezer or been away in the North Pole, you can hardly fail to know that Scotland will […]
Resting in beauty…
Summer is here, the rhythm of ‘being’ at this time and this season is REST. Beauty helps the spirit. More blogs posts will follow after some more… …in the […]
A penny for your thoughts: Father D’Arcy inspired insights
In today’s Belfast Telegraph, (the largest selling daily newspaper in Northern Ireland), a stark interview with one of Ireland’s best known priests covers a double page spread near the centre […]
Kiss and make-up
(photo: socialnewsdaily.com) MUCH IS currently being made of the copious so~called, ‘selfie’ photos sweeping across a certain social media site at the minute. Whether you like it or not, this […]
St Patrick’s Day perspective from a Ballymoney lass
(photo: taken at Kansas City St. Patrick’s Day parade, 2009) ALL OVER the world, millions will celebrate, upon the dawning of this day, the ongoing honour of Ireland’s patron saint, […]
California Capers Part 8: Redding to San Francisco
After a remarkable and thoroughly enjoyable final few days in Redding, attending the Randy Clarke healing and impartation conference organised by Bethel Church, I am now at the beginning of […]
Ballymena to Bethel: California Capers Part 4
Twenty years ago I was a 10-year-old at primary school (or as American’s call it, Elementary school), but suddenly this past weekend I have had a fresh understanding of what […]
Rudolph, Elves and Angels
An unwelcome, angry-sounding lung infection has lured me into to a forced and undesired few days in bed, with the end result that thoughts have been plenty and turned towards […]
The remarkable story of my brother’s malaria healing: a different type of homework
Last night I had a 14 year-old-girl come up to me and say, “Do you know anything about this?!” Immediately I looked at the highlighted piece of homework and recognized […]
This is what th…
This is what the Lord says: “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will […]
Friends & beauty 1
Teresa of Avila (St Teresa of Avila) is famous for having said to God in her typical blunt, forthright manner, ” If this is how you treat your friends, no […]
Further Roots, Shoots and Explanation of our Disorder… Part 1
The recent disturbances in Northern Ireland during the summer, coupled with the previous ongoing surface issues of flag protests, loyalist unrest and the general unease and lack of stable […]
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