2012: lots of stuff happening this year!

It’s a busy wee year here in N. Ireland! And what prompted me was spotting the poster on the right: perhaps more about the Balmoral review later. For the moment see Slugger O’Toole. We’re into the so-called decade of centenaries: the First World War and especially the battle of the Somme; the Ulster Unionist opposition [...]

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Wycliffe Wild Weekend… well, not quite yet

Perhaps you’re tired of seeing this mini poster. Or perhaps the image concept intrigues you – do you see yourself in the Wordle? What part could you play in the Bible translation team with Wycliffe Bible Translators? Well, Wycliffe and Me happened in Belfast last Saturday hosted by Saintfield Road Presbyterian Church – a big [...]

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Recruiting for Wycliffe: the Mark’s Gospel Method

I have just read my daily Bible passage with SU WordLive. Mark is so concise, dramatic, direct in his story telling… The Calling of the First Disciples   Mark 1:14-20 14After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15“The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of [...]

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Waiting… waiting for what?

So there they were all dressed up! What were they waiting for? The Kimyal people of West Papua were waiting for the New Testament in their language to arrive – and arrive it did last year. And what am I waiting for? I’m waiting for Wycliffe:Live in N. Ireland in a few weeks time. We [...]

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God’s Great Big World: reflections on Bangor Worldwide 2011

Yesterday evening, I had the great pleasure of speaking at the Bangor Worldwide Missionary Convention in Northern Ireland. To be honest, I’ve never been to anything quite like it before; worldwide is a week long event with meetings in the morning and evening all concentrating on the theme of world mission. What is surprising is [...]

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N. Ireland: the golfing capital of the world..?

I met a man in a chip shop on Sunday evening who told me he hadn’t eaten all day because he couldn’t tear himself away from the TV watching Darren Clarke winning the Open Championship. The N. Ireland press and media has understandably been very excited  about the tremendous success of N. Irish golfers in [...]

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Evangelical Alliance NI welcomes a new Director…

… and just in time for the NI Assembly Elections! Peter Lynas, a former barrister, political researcher and theology graduate of Regent College in Vancouver has recently joined us here at Evangelical Alliance NI as the new national director and will be combining this role with his position as operations director at Causeway Coast Vineyard. [...]

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When the Good News met the media

I’m not going to blog about this month’s deservedly acclaimed good news story about the rescue of the Chilean miners – nor think about preaching on the subject. I’ve been warned off that by fellow blogger Richard Littledale – worth a look here. No, it was a combination of random connections that led me back [...]

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A Day off in Belfast

Yesterday morning started early with an 8.25am appointment for an MOT with the car – and then the day suggested itself as a day off from the office for good behaviour until my optician appointment at 2.24pm. So I Googled “art galleries in Belfast”, made a few notes and got a bus into the city [...]

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Where will you be in 26 years?

Having dabbled in thoughts about blogs, preaching and unanswered questions in the past few days, it’s time I was promoting Wycliffe UK events again! There is a recent post on the Wycliffe UK Blog entitled Where will you be in two years? Have you ever wished you could use your skills to change someone’s life, [...]

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