The Ponderings of a Meandering Minister…
I think it’s great that there are accessible, readable translations of the Bible available to us today. I certainly don’t know enough Greek or Hebrew to read the original, so I’m glad when many fine scholars put in years of work to produce English translations for our age and culture. One of the problems related … Read moreBible Translations
It may say it in a rather crude and dramatic way, but the message of “Family Comes First” is one that everyone needs to hear, myself included. I think the genius of this particular film is that the guy who needs to learn the lesson is not an egotistical, money-loving maniac. In fact, he thinks … Read moreClick
This is the aftermath of one such occasion on the birthday of one Mr. Hamilton… 🙂
Can you remember what you did on October 17, 2006? www.historymatters.org.uk is accepting diary entries until 1 Nov, trying to get a snapshot of life in the UK in the early 21st Century. I don’t normally post stuff like this (because in a sense it’s a bit boring!) but for posterity, here’s my entry… My … Read moreHistory Matters
From Our Knees is the name of the 24-7prayer project of the Methodist Church in Ireland. The project includes a two-person Team On Mission (Ruth and Hannah, travelling the island to inspire churches towards non-stop prayer) and the Aldersgate Prayer Room, which I think I’ve mentioned before. And so I mention it again. There is … Read moreFrom Our Knees
You can tell when I’m avoiding study when I come online to blog for the second time in one day, kindly informing you about the Cloud Appreciation Society. It got set up by mistake by a journalist guy who liked looking at the sky. Have a look at the Photo Gallery though, and you can … Read moreCloud Appreciation Society
Ho ho. Well, it seems like it’s been an awful long time since last I blogged, a holiday and the start of term being the main cause. If you’re interested in the holiday please comment me (if I know you I’ll send you a link to our photos), otherwise you’ll get ‘it was lovely’. Back … Read moreIt’s all Greek to me
It’s already almost a week since Castlewellan Holiday Week ended, and I thought I’d write about ‘The Dip’. It’s something that has hit me – and I suspect you (all three of you who read this!) – after every encouraging big Christian event that I’ve attended. I remember sitting in my bedroom after a school … Read moreThe Dip
I’m in the middle of a placement/summer post with a church in North Belfast, concentrating on pastoral visiting and preaching. Regarding preaching, colerainejane on the Speakeasy asked me the following questions… I thought I’d blog the answers: How do you think we judge it though – by how we feel, by what people say, by … Read morePreaching…
I missed most of the episodes of the series that finished yesterday but thankfully BBC Three showed them all in the past week. I really enjoyed David Tennant’s portrayal of the Doctor and thought the demise of Rose was done very well. The special effects have been fantastic and the plots have been ingenious at … Read moreDoctor Who?