The Spirituality of Illness – contemplating one's death
I guess we don’t spend too much time contemplating how we might meet our end. Life itself is often too…
life, theology and spirituality on the county down shoreline
I guess we don’t spend too much time contemplating how we might meet our end. Life itself is often too…
I mentioned in my last post on the Spirituality of Illness that I am the proud recipient of a tissue…
I meant to blog about this a few days ago but was unable to get around to it. Better late…
During a morning workshop hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Christianity at East Belfast Mission, I took the opportunity to…
I’m at home a couple of weeks now and recuperating well. My daily walks are getting longer, I’m no longer…
The Psalm for today: It is God who girds me about with strength* and makes my way secure. He makes…
It was Communion Sunday in church and we said together the words of consecration, this is my body broken his…
I listened to a Speaking of Faith podcast recently with cardiovascular surgeon, Dr Mehmet Oz. It’s funny how priorities change.…
I said in the opening post of this occasional series that I did not wish to be defined by my…
I don’t feel like someone who is about to undergo open heart surgery. It’s not that I have no symptoms,…