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Tim Keller                        Word on the Week                     20th May 2023. In the passing of Dr Tim Keller this week the evangelical community has lost a towering figure.   His stature came from his close walk with Jesus whom he portrayed in the most compelling language and actions. Few can forget the superb Gospel illustrations he gleaned […]

Gospel Progress              Word on the Week                     13th May 2023. There is a promise made by God early in the Bible which is being fulfilled as lives born into Adam are born again into Christ.   It is where Abraham passes the supreme test of his faith in the offer of his son and receives the promise […]

Royal Vows                      Word on the Week                     6th May 2023. A vow or oath is an instrument to put the one who makes it under stronger constraints to keep it than that person would have in its absence.    It emphasises the importance of following through with the task to its completion. It is used in Law […]

The Lord Reigns                    Word on the Week                         29th April 2023. We live in a world inhabited by Lilliputians!   Little people who live to make a mess of God’s world and create a chaotic replica of their own.  Today let us affirm the great declaration first made by Moses in Miriam’s song, “The Lord […]

Abortion Law Review            Word on the Week                         22nd April 2023. It came as a bit of a jolt to learn that on average 23 Irish babies are aborted every week.   That is a lot of funerals except that they are mostly dispensed with.    The child may not even get a name in this […]

Potus                      Word on the Week          15th April 2023. It’s not every week that we learn a new word but then it’s not every week the President Of The United States spends four days in Ireland!   It takes a moment or two for the penny to drop and then someone mentions the word ‘acronym’ and the […]

Christ Crucified and Risen        Word on the Week                    8th April 2023. Easter confronts us with a view of life that has at its centre a dead man’s cross and a living man’s empty tomb.  The death Jesus died was for our sins.   The life He now lives He lives to God (Romans 6 verse10). […]

The Turn of the Tide                  Word on the Week               1st April 2023. The tide turns sooner or later, it always happens.    There is a rhythm to it which is entirely predictable.   It is governed by the moon. The full moon exercises the strongest gravitational pull on the water.   This in turn produces the […]

Cannot See the Wood for the Trees   Word on the Week     25th March 2023. There has been a major emphasis on tree planting in Ireland.   It seems we have fallen behind the rest of Europe and the Government is keen that we catch up.   There is much marginal land which could do well growing […]