The Ponderings of a Meandering Minister…
This post comes with a warning – perhaps I’m being harsh! But in my continued thoughts on Psalm 100 last week a parody – or reality? – came into being… “Mumble with a faint glow of smugness about the Lord, all you who could be bothered to attend tonight.Give a little to God, grudgingly; sing … Read moreReality of Psalm 100
I’m preparing a sermon on Psalm 100, and in so doing have been reminded of what worship could be (as opposed to what it so often is, as described recently by Mr. Campton!). So picture this, worship in the style of Psalm 100: I imagine a vibrant, warm, energetic crowd of people, tumbling into the … Read moreWhat Worship Could Be
One of my Grannies died last month, and we miss her muchly. At her thanksgiving service – which was a beautifully powerful offering of worship – I said a few words, which I share now with you… “Gran’s been telling me I’d make a ‘great little minister’ for decades now. I’m not sure about ‘great’… … Read moreGran
Weird, weird, weird. Those of you who have been tracking my progress through Edgehill knew this moment had to come at some point (a little earlier than for Jools, who had to abandon his flipflops, poor thing)… The time arrived in July when I put on the clerical shirt and collar in public for the … Read moreCollared!
Saturday 16 August saw the heaviest downpour of rain in the whole of Northern Ireland for quite a while. Newcastle was particularly badly hit, around eighty people had to be evacuated overnight as floodwaters rose and entered their homes. The road outside our development pretty much disappeared: It is a surreal experience to see a … Read moreFlood
Or at least of De Vinity? It’s been a while since I last blogged, apologies for that, broadband took a while to get sorted once we moved. But now we have moved to the seaside, and very nice it is too. More on that another time, but I wanted to share about graduating at the … Read moreMaster of De Universe
Thirteen years ago I felt a call to be a Methodist minister (if you discount the many times before that when my grannies told me it was going to happen). Yesterday it actually happened! I have the bible to prove it 🙂 To those of you who are not ministers, it may disappoint you somewhat … Read moreI Guess I’m a Minister Now
We’re about half-way through the three weeks of 24-7prayer in Belfast City Centre, thought you might like to know about it if you hadn’t heard of it yet! You can drop in anytime from 9am to 10pm, the room is beside Eason’s on Donegall Place.
“I want to see the sunshine after the rainI want to see bluebirds flying over the mountains againOh, where is the silver lining shining at the rainbow’s end?” The words of this song were important to me over ten years ago, in a dance track (not the original) as I revised for a resit in … Read moreBluebirds
Just in case you haven’t encountered it before, I thought I’d mention the Hunger Site. Visit the website, click on the ‘click here to give’ button, and you’ve donated food to hungry people! No purchase necessary, it’s all funded by the advertisers on the following page. You can click the button once a day (successive … Read moreThe Hunger Site