REVIEW: Small Things Like These
Emma reviews Claire Keegan’s Booker Prize nominated Small Things Like These, a novella about one father’s encounter with one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene laundries.
The Last of Ourselves
Trusting God with the last of ourselves… Emma concludes our Lenten series with a meditation on the seventh last saying of Jesus.
Thirsting for the Kingdom
What are we thirsting after? Paul considers this question by listening to the fifth and sixth last sayings of Jesus on the cross.
God-forsaken Questions
Is it part of Christian faith to accept the inexplicability of evil? Paul continues his Lent reflections by contemplating the fourth last saying of Jesus from the cross.
Behold Ohana
This third Lenten reflection comes on the week when Paul attended the funeral of a former student. How does Christ want us to respond to sudden loss?
Paradise Regained
Transhumanism promises paradise. But where does this leave God? Paul reflects on the second of Jesus’ last sayings from the cross.
We do not know what we are doing.
Paul begins a series of lenten reflections on the last words of Jesus spoken from the cross.
Prophetic Dreaming (Or, In Defence of Dreams)
Reflecting on the great democratisation of dreaming foretold by the Prophet Joel, Paul ponders how the Spirit might enable us to dream God’s dream for Belfast and beyond. How might God use our troubled history to demonstrate the power of His grace? What version of Northern Ireland does the world need?
Dog Days of Winter
A poetic reflection on the quiet beauty of an aging pet.
“I write myself into being.”
Emma reflects on the writing process and shares some poems from covid days.