Belfast is Changing
I ambled across the piazza until I saw my friend raise his hand in greeting. We found somewhere to sit…
life, theology and spirituality on the county down shoreline

I ambled across the piazza until I saw my friend raise his hand in greeting. We found somewhere to sit…
Christians call it ‘the cry of dereliction’. That terrifying question from the mouth of the crucified Jesus on that first…
‘slow down week’ has begun…watch the spot here…and do something (or better still, one less something)…even one thing.
In the last six months loyalism in Northern Ireland has lost two prominent leaders, both of whom were, in peace…
You wanted to bring freedom? Release the captives? Well I’d have done it another way. Overwhelming numbers in a sea…
One of the most meaningful traditions of Christmas is the lighting of the Advent candle. I well remember Christmas Eves…
I met a good friend after work today for a pre-Christmas catch-up in our favourite bar in Belfast, The John…
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas.We who…
In the Old Testament book of Isaiah, God warned the prophet, “If you don’t stand firm in your faith you…
Billy Mitchell died this summer. Not many outside Northern Ireland will know him but he was a tireless worker for…