by admin | Jul 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Chapter 10 of St Matthew’s Gospel, we find the second of Jesus’ great sermons in that Gospel. He has picked his 12 apostles and he is sending them out with a set of instructions. What does he say to his missionaries then – and now?Firstly, Jesus says that they are...
by admin | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Two statistics in the public domain are, each in their own way, startling. One, the mounting figure of Covid 19 deaths in the UK, now standing at over 45,000. The other, the number of abortions carried out in the UK in 2019 – over 209,000. The former gets daily...
by admin | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
This PS is an adaptation of an article published by Belfast Bible College and is used with permission.In the late third century men and women chose the self-isolation of the Syrian and Egyptian deserts to devote themselves to exploring the spiritual life. Their...
by admin | Jun 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
When Beethoven realised that he was going deaf and that there was little hope of a cure, despair called. He avoided this by casting himself as the hero who would not be deflected from fulfilling his true vocation. For Beethoven this was his art: his music. Although he...
by admin | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
May 2020 saw the release of Dr Gladys Ganiel’s report on a Survey of Church Leaders in Ireland During the Pandemic. It states that many churches have found their viewing figures for online services exceed the numbers of their ‘real-life’ congregations.Faith leaders...
by admin | Jun 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is impossible to put into words the feelings of loss, shock, grief and sadness felt with news of Glenn’s sudden death last Thursday. Our hearts and prayers are with Adrienne his soul-mate and confidant; Philippa and Christopher whose maturity inspired him; and...
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