Moving On

by | Aug 1, 2021 | What's Happening

We might be surprised that God asks Elijah the same question twice (‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 1 Kings 19:9,13) and gets the same rather self-pitying answer twice. God’s presence does not always instantaneously change our situations. Often,...

“What are you doing here, Elijah?”

by | Aug 1, 2021 | What's Happening

This morning in our series exploring the questions God asks us, we looked at the question God asked Elijah twice (‘What are you doing here, Elijah?’ 1 Kings 19:9, 13). This chapter sees Elijah at possibly his lowest ebb, despite the great spiritual...

Unprecedented Times?!

by | Jul 29, 2021 | What's Happening

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

by | Jul 29, 2021 | What's Happening

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

by | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's Happening

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...