Navigating the wilderness

The past year has been nothing like I could have ever imagined. When I had thought about my baby’s first year of life, I was filled with excitement and anticipation. I had all these plans and ideas in my head of how that time may look like. Then the reality hit. Our son was born […]

CCC Lockdown Seminars

Through the history of salvation there have been challenging moments that came upon God’s people – plagues, exile, droughts, defeat and a whole host of other things. Whether it was slavery in Egypt, anarchy during the time of judges, civil war under the egotistical kings of the 8th Century BC, the plague of locusts in […]

Haggai

Haggai – Whose House?

The year is 539 BC and after many painful years in exile, the new world leader, Cyrus, has said that the Jewish people can return to their land and rebuild their temple (2 Chronicles 36:22-23). They start returning in 538BC and work on the temple begins in 536 BC. Things are looking good; hope and […]

Q&A

Physical Church Again – Q&A

With the recent update from the Irish Government, including specific guidelines for religious services, we will be returning to hybrid church with in-person and online church available from Sunday 16th May 2021. We are SUPER excited that after 5 months of not meeting physically for our church gatherings we can start to meet again. The key to living in […]

Covid Restrictions, The Prodigal Son(s) & Your Heart

Covid Restrictions, The Prodigal Son(s) & Your Heart

Rules…they bring out the worst in us don’t they?! Some of us love rules, they make us feel secure, they give us boundaries and they help us know if we’re ‘succeeding’ or ‘failing’. Some of us hate rules, they make us feel restricted, they stifle us and they remind us that we’re naturally suspicious of […]

Faith, Hope & Love

Faith, Hope & Love for the bumpy road ahead

Covid-19 has changed all our lives. Over the last few months, we have had to change our plans, adapt our lifestyles and accept our losses. For some, it is has been harder than for others. It feels like we’re over the worst of it, though no-one can be sure and even if the worst is […]

Church Transitioning

Online church & transitioning to the ‘new normal’

The last three months have been unprecedented for all churches around the world. We have had to get used to ‘online church’ as we obey the government restrictions that have been put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19. These restrictions are now starting to be eased (see latest summary), so we are in […]

Be still and know that I am God

Be still and know that I am God

We’re living in unprecedented times where the lives of many people are under threat, our health service is stretched to capacity, our economy and job security are uncertain and the ‘normal way of life’ has been completely and utterly disrupted. If you’re anything like me you might be finding it hard to process and express […]