by bob | Jan 19, 2023 | Culture, Ireland
I have been reading the book, The Best Catholics in the World (2021) by Irish Times correspondent Derek Scally. It has been a compelling and thought-provoking read (I still have a few chapters remaining). An added layer of interest for me is that the author... 
by bob | Dec 3, 2022 | Faith & Jesus, Ireland
For the past couple of years, I have been thinking about how people in Ireland view faith. It has to do with Irish prosperity and the freedom they experienced from an oppressive faith. I went into a bit more detail here. (this article will make more sense if you read... 
by bob | Nov 10, 2022 | Faith & Jesus
A few weeks ago, I wrote about being Jesus-Centered and introduced the idea of “set theory” [you can find that here]. Afterwards, I shared 3 Reasons Bounded Sets are Detrimental to Faith and promised 4 more to come. Here they are. 4) Bounded Sets are... 
by bob | Aug 25, 2021 | Faith & Jesus
I made a brief disclaimer in a previous post, that my positive experience in one church does not discount the pain (or abuse) that someone else may have experienced. Today I need to switch that a bit. If you found Jesus in a real way in an independent Pentecostal... 
by bob | Aug 17, 2021 | Photos
Yesterday was rainy, windy, and cold. We went out to do some sightseeing but we didn’t last very long. Below are a few of the photos I took. The view from the road. We actually stopped here a couple of years ago.Dunlewey Church of Ireland the front of the... 
by bob | Aug 10, 2021 | Ministry & Mission
This is post number five in a series I am writing about sermons. (you can find others in this series here.) Yesterday I wrote about a study on learning and overconfidence. The idea was that people who see a more polished presentation do not learn or retain any more... by bob | Mar 2, 2016 | Ministry & Mission
If you’ve been part of our journey for the past few years you know that we have looked for help in giving a name to our project here in Clontarf. And if you thought we were exaggerating how difficult it is for us to come up with names, remember that for the first week...