Killaney & Carryduff

Photo by Zbynek Burival on Unsplash It is not my problem! There was once a King of Judah, who was called Hezekiah. He was a good king, for the most part. But his vision was limited. In 2 Kings 20.19 he responded to news that his kingdom would be lost after he

Photo by Amador Loureiro on Unsplash The limits of my language mean the limits of my world. — Ludwig Wittgenstein: Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus I suspect that Wittgenstein may have made many comments with which I would profoundly disagree, but this one is a wise one which makes me think. In a

Popularity A dangerous pursuit That image was written on a wall in Greece. The pursuit of popular engagement has taken over the world, and what an empty and potentiallly risky goal it is. It seems, according to research, that people of all ages, particularly young people, can suffer despair when

Some friends recently purchased a puppy, they and the family love it to bits, and it has become the centre of family life. They bought it well before Christmas, to give themselves and the children time to bond with the little thing, and to ensure it won’t get forgotten about

Living out of control The power of passions “It is no use”. How often do you and I say that to describe our addiction to whatever-it-is-that-captivates-us. We just can’t give up, I have no power to say no anymore. The issue back in Jeremiah’s day was the worship of foreign

Road sense . . . . or the lack of it. There are two very dangerous phrases which, whether spoken or unspoken, lead to road disaster. “I can do this!” and “It won’t happen to me!” Such sentiments have first driven people of all ages, though more often young men,

What will I watch today? A day without TV? Seriously! There is such a choice. At any given moment a well connected home can watch thousands of television programmes and movies on Netflix, Prime, Now, BritBox, Disney+, oh and I was forgetting, BBC1, BBC2, UTV, Chanel 4 and My 5

Lying Low The sleep of the “good”? Advent reminds us of God’s copmmandments that we so easily neglect. One of them is the command to rest. How goes it for you? It is nearly 11:00 pm as I write this; requiring my brain and typewriting fingers to be fully engaged

Don’t start what you cannot continue??? Wise words, don’t you agree? Yet we would experience very little in life if we only dared to do what we knew was going to be worthwhile doing. I reckon we all need to give ourselves permission to try things – to have a

Anyone Noticed Advent? The missing meat. Did you know that when Advent Fasting was a ‘thing’ it served, in part, to reduce the amount of meat that people were eating during the harsh winter season. It also gave room for manoeuvre as Christmas approached, as it ensured there was food