Unprecedented Times?!

In our Bible study tonight, we began to look at the book of Joel, another one of the minor prophets. In the first chapter of this book we see that Israel was facing devastation and loss because of an invasion of locusts. The situation was hopeless; every crop had been...

Reflections From Phoenix Park

I felt quite nostalgic yesterday as we held the Summer Fun event in Phoenix Park. My involvement with the park was one of my first experiences of community work, back in the late 1990s and early years of the new century when the site was redeveloped from the former...

Summer Fun event

We had a wonderful day at Phoenix Park yesterday for the Summer Fun event. Over 450 people came along to the day, which started with torrential rain looking as though it would render the day a washout. As we prayed, however, the rain stopped and we ended up with blue...

Rest

One of the most powerful symbols of trust is rest. If we trust someone, we do not always have to be active, always doing something. We are prepared to rest in their presence, to cease our activity, to put ourselives in a vulnerable position because we are confident...