Olympic Games

Failure

Do you know who you are?

What’s in your Backpack?

Pure relief

Retirement

It was interesting to observe the other people who were waiting in an Airport.

Thank you

New broom sweeps clean but the old broom knows the corners.

What do you hope for?

There's something special about the summer holidays.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr Denis Mukwege shouldn't be alive.

Words can have tremendous power

Change

My daughter gave me a pack of Dad's jokes for my birthday.

Have you ever seen a kingfisher down at the River Lagan?

Have you ever experienced a real and physical manifestation of the meaning of a word?

A reflection on awakening the consciousness of future generations to earths beauty

One of the issues that is on my mind is the question to vote or not vote.

Influence

How will you share peace today?

A reflection on respect for diversity

Try living a life with ‘Frisbee Love’, not ‘Boomerang Love’

By turning our anger into something constructive, we can implement change

Every day’s a school day

Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates

A reflection on turning setbacks into successes

A reflection on creatives, who look at the world and think: let’s do things differently

A reflection on the importance of living with courage

A reflection on the fundamentals of, 'hygge'

Step outside your life in order to reflect on your life

A reflection on the openness and wisdom of young people

What is Love?

Reflecting on past seasons of our lives

The art of storytelling is a great way to keep an audience engaged

The mysterious and miraculous process of growth

The importance of reflection

If you cannot trust someone, it’s impossible to have a good relationship

What can you trust?

What is the nation's favourite hymn?

Let us try to do what we can, to ensure freedom for all corners of the globe

Thinking of those who still carry the effects of the pandemic

Engaging in difficult conversations, may be a sign of real progress

A reflection on D-Day

A reflection on hope

Why is hate such a powerful motivator?

Pets and Heaven

Reflecting on the memories our forgotten phone contacts can evoke

Are we just listening to win?

We can each learn something from every generation

A walk in the woods is always a delight

Try saying can rather than can't

Friendship is a form of time travel

God's three ways of being God

Learn lots, but have fun

Beneath her bravery was her love for her sister

Reflecting on the resilience of the people of Downpatrick

Remembering Canadian author Alice Munro

Noticing something new in among the familiar things

We all lose our pink some times

None of us like to be told what to do.

Walking among the stones of ancient Christian sites

What version of yourself would you like to meet?

Reflecting on assisted dying

Sometimes you don't know what to shout.

Remembering when Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa

Mothers' Day take two!

Do we trust so little nowadays?

Springsteen's use of religious imagery is unmistakable

Challenge yourself to do something you haven't done in a long while

Airports can be a spiritual place

The legacy of Thatcherism

What does God smell like?

Blowing your own trumpet

Running appears often in Biblical tales

Let's all jump the world

Keep making art

Remembering Chernobyl and the people of Ukraine

Conquering Gut Hill

Trying too hard to look after plants

Passover is a time for displaying moral maturity

Take a moment to enjoy a moment of hanami

People react to pressure differently

Names represent more than simple identity

Be thankful for all heroes we come across

Resting and Joy

No-one wakes up wanting to be obstructive

Rising from the flames stronger than before

We use our masks to hide the truth

What advice would you give your younger - or older - self?

If only ...

The ancients thought an eclipse meant abandonment

The church that doesn't do religion

Compassionate Eyes

Never again

Have you ever felt you just had to get away?

Getting better at failing

Co-authors of our children's story

How is everyone doing?

Remembering the Belfast Blitz

Don't believe everything you hear

What were Jesus' first words after his resurrection?

The origin of the name "Good Friday"

What is our true worth?

Recruited to serve

If you are fighting a major illness... please know you are not alone

Many people get cruel entertainment judging clothes, appearance and behaviour

The earliest known pictorial representation of the crucifixion was not flattering

Take time to do nothing.

Don’t mess with the elderly

Remembering Paul Alexander

A wise man once said...

Competition is all around us in nature

A reflection on St. Patrick's Day

Niksen

Can the spirit of St Patrick bring us together?

De-cluttering your life

Who is influencing us?

First day of Ramadan, halfway through Lent

A reflection on Mother’s Day

Tetris

Forgiveness as a car chase…

B.C.

Technology

High Court Amnesty

St. David

Alice Vincent

Grief

The power of words

Planting the seeds of hope

Time to get out

Cultural and ethnic diversity

What is love?

The surrender to motherhood

The Columbia shuttle, and the climate crisis

‘I walk, therefore I am..’

Being grateful

Poverty is a political choice

Symbols

For the love of Humanity

‘Use ‘em or lose ‘em’

Ancient wisdom can be much smarter than many things

Shrove Tuesday

Charles Darwin

Salt – what is it good for?

In the bleak midwinter

Kintsugi

We are all capable of bearing rich harvest

Questions

Learning tolerance, and peaceful coexistence

Was Philip Larkin Right?

In memory of Kenneth and Bronson Battersby

Remaining hopeful

‘Trust in the One who changes not’

Transformation of the ordinary

The power is in the present

Cauldrons of conflict

Breaking the cycle of hurt

Loving our neighbours as ourselves

New year, old worries?

Beating swords into ploughshares

Don't pass by

Super foods and super heroes

Make every day a celebration

Loneliness & Community

The keepers and the high turnovers

The hairs on your head

Wonderings

Romans and the Rubicon

Pay it forward

Lilian Bland taking flight

Everything has become new

Images of peace

Words with the power to change

An abundance of new highs

A doodle a day

Happy New Year

A New Years Eve reflection

A monoglot

Learning a new language

On the third day of Christmas

St. Stephen’s Day

A Christmas Day reflection

The Empty Chair

Mid-winter reflection

Birthdays

O Little Town Of Bethlehem

Christmas gifting

The greatest gift at Christmas

Giving up control and believing

Unconditional love at Christmas

The Kingfisher

A reflection as we approach Winter Solstice

'Check tyre pressure'

A year in Jerusalem

Abundance

A tribute to Shane MacGowan

What problems might we turn into a gift?

St. Nicholas Day

'Give my heart'

Reflecting on Advent

Hope in our waiting

The ‘Home Edit’

Northern Lights

A ‘loneliness epidemic’

'No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon'

The North American Thanksgiving story

Love looks like..

Thanksgiving Day

A tribute to Bishop Farquhar

Getting lost in translation

The history of chocolate

Chocolate

Extending gratitude to our imperfect, marvellous bodies

What defines the course of your life?

Discernment

Art

Who will I remember?

Thinking of those who were here first

The month of remembering, and thoughts of legacy

Remembrance

'Mind The Gap'

Back to nature

Delivering bad news. Who wants to do that?

What sets us apart from artificial intelligence?

Reflecting on a birthday milestone..

God has full visibility

Murder mystery’s memory lane...

The uniting force of humans

All Saints Day

'It’s the Great Pumpkin'

‘It’s the Great Pumpkin’

‘Prayer Before Birth’

A hand that takes ours

The impact of ‘woke’

A handshake of hope

Is acceptance the key to enduring happiness?

The value in volunteering

A role model in Sir Bobby Charlton

A cheerful giver

Ghosts

I am not a robot...

What can I do?

Normalising neglect

'We are one human world.'

Harvest reflections

Handwritten memories

“Gracias”

Never, never, never

Checkouts

The Parents Circle

The fruit of the spirit

Yom Kippur

Grasping and sharing life

‘Into the wild’

'Respair'

The impact of gossip

Three impossible situations

Changing the experience of a cup of coffee

A city on a hill

‘Free-cycling’

Defined by work

An unlikely lesson in tolerance and peace

Elizabeth Browning’s story

Speaking truth to power

Syrian attack

The value of time

Lough Neagh

The hope in Irish Rugby

Auntie Cassie

Shifting seasons and September

Important reminders

Blue Zones

Reflecting on the loss of a mother

Appreciating life, and those around us

The story of Stenburg and Pepita

Reflecting on the anniversary of the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Evasion and avoidance

Happiness

Stepping into Primary One

Sticking with love, over the burden of hate

Reflecting on the death of Queen Elizabeth II

‘Traitors’ and ‘faithfuls’

Super blue moon

Remembering Seamus Heaney

The impact of our heroes

The pebble of kindness

Do you really know yourself?

Nastiness spreads like a wave, but so does kindness

The value of money

Life isn't a rulebook

Seeing the Earth from the Moon changes your perspective

Seek out the crafts people

The shirt is still wearable after 50 years

Letting go of fear, anxiety and worry

'Blow-ins'

Human encounters shaping our future

Finding safety, security, reassurance and love in words

Paul reflects, on the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bomb

The legacy and power of words

Is it really my faith that makes the difference?

The joy of choral singing

Endeavouring to bring about a better world

Losing precious connections

'Let the train, take the strain'

An encounter with a street preacher

A reflection on baptism

Barbie's World

A transformative take on history

Becoming ‘curiouser and curiouser’

Risky business

Reflecting on the life and music of Sinead O’Connor

Artificial Intelligence

The Pilgrimage

Respect for our elders

The ‘throw away’ culture

What’s your dream?

‘Risking it’ for what matters

Forgiveness

21st Century Dad

The power of one

Reflecting on Hiroshima

'I matter, and I belong'

The horses of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice

Suzanna’s baptism

‘Trust me’

The art of keeping a secret

A reflection on identity

..”and all manner of thing, shall be well.”

Creation

Thankfulness

Summertime…and the living?

Let's be more spontaneous

What does it mean to be human?

‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark’

End of school..

Listen to the barbecues, they know what they're talking about

Testing your calling

Does travel actually broaden the mind?

Reflecting on the lasting impact of the Kakhovka dam destruction

There'll be a lot of white on our screens in the coming weeks

School wasn't the happiest days of life

Birthdays seem to come up faster as you get more of them

Redeeming failure and disappointment

What do you call a lost wolf?

Queuing is an inevitable part of our lives

No life on any other ship is expendable

Yoga techniques chime with the ethos of many religions

Karen Blixen was an inspiration to many women

There are no exceptions for people in small boats

Much of western culture has been shaped by oak galls

Who forgot to have breakfast?

Have you heard of the suitcase principle?

Newcomers deserve our acceptance, our support, and, above all, our love

The splash of colour at the door brings pleasure day after day

When you're in a slump, unslumping isn't fun

Speaking in code

There's no such thing as a guilty music pleasure

Putting our children beyond harm

If you care about something, take time to get it right

Have a laugh, it will do you good.

The anxiety of childhood was still present

We can decide to race through life or take a more leisurely route

A house is just a building, until people make it their home

Pushing towards the light at the end of a dark tunnel

Yer head's a marley

Are we simply regurgitating ideas?

Reflection on Pentecost Sunday

Ne’er cast a clout till May be out

The joy of food, and encountering difference

Lessons from nature

Breaking down human stereotypes

Can bats change the narrative?

An ‘ology’

Say-Low-To-Tapay

Witnessing love, generating hope

Great Expectations

Admiring Gods handiwork

The bright vision of Eurovision

'Are you there God? It's me, Margaret.'

Is AI the next Revolution?

The Chosen Ones

The joy of Operation Unwind

Reflecting on remembering

He is the one true, forever King

A reflection ahead of the Coronation

What Keeps You Awake At Night?

‘When Did The Pandemic End?’

ChatGPT

violence against women and girls

running life's marathon

life is fragile

honesty, humility and saying sorry

The perfect is the enemy of the good

Hitting the jackpot

Blessed are the peacemakers

Weeding our worries

Listening

People are easily prepared to accept and believe a lie

'The Scared Gang'

A Reflection On Religion

Aer Lingus Book Club

Being Familiar With Suffering

Facing The Giants

Women telling the story

On retreat: ending and beginning

Welcome

Operation Green

A Reflection on the Resurrection

Reflecting on the Good Friday Agreement, 25 Years On

‘Jesus and John Wayne’

‘Spy’ Wednesday

The wisdom of silence

Our Easter miracle

Walking with confidence

Burdens of shame

Are we defined by past mistakes?

Making your days count

Music as prayer

Sunflowers

"A gift wrapped in black"

Learning to remember

Forgiveness

Unmeasurable learning and the census

Night walks

Keeping in touch

Celebrating mothers

St Patrick the prophet

Rules to live by

Celebrating having all the moves

Finding the magic in the mundane

Catching yourself in the mirror can reveal things previously hidden

Small does not mean being insignificant

Experiencing the joy of being wrong

Optimism is good for all of us

Sometimes behaviours that seem harmless can lead to disastrous consequences

Mistakes are part of the process

Bees are vital for all life

A familiar road trip

Winging it in prayer

A favourite book and an experiment with Artificial Intelligence

Changing our story

Books

Tsundoku

Lent

Chris Reflects On The Invasion Of Ukraine, One Year On

Reflecting On The Good Friday Agreement, 25 Years On

The ‘Black Holes’ Of Life

Lessons From The Cat

The Art Of Songwriting..

Poverty takes agency away from people

Responding to human need, make your loo available!

What peace feels like

When adults chose better things it's the children who benefit

A quieter form of love

Reflection on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

Playing A Part In The Process

Reflecting on the events in Turkey and Syria

Choosing The Unexpected

How We Are Observed

The Schedules of ‘Millennials’

It Takes A City To Treat A Patient

‘Do You Know Where The Kitchens Are?’

Who Do I Want To Be Today?

‘Irish Efficiency’

Fact vs Drama

The ‘Twitterati’

Choosing The Right Queue

Steering A Steady Course

Giving Thanks For Family

The Nightly Digital Detox

The Tree

The Trauma Of Poverty

Belonging

This Too Shall Pass..

An Antidote To Any Blue Monday..

The ‘Cost Of Living’ Planetary Price Tag

Seeing Earth From Space

A Reflection on 'Ditch New Years Resolutions Day'

Birds

The Houseplant

A Shared Or A Divided Future?

Filthy Rags

Approaching Uncertainty And Struggle

The Romans, Winter Solstice, and ‘Hibernia’…

Cherry Blossom

Twelve Life Changing Months

Follow The Star

Carrying A Sense Of Hope

Love Will Prevail

Stronger Together

The Power Is In The Present!

Dreams, Visions and Hope: The Story Of Dr John

Faith, Perseverance and Hope

The Fourth Day Of Christmas

A Special Message To Volunteers

A Message of Hope, on Boxing Day

Lights At Christmas

A Christmas Truce

What If Jesus Was Born Today?

‘God Is Dead, And We Have Killed Him.’

Ringing in his ears, 27 years ago in Lebanon

Competitiveness, power and winning

The Jewish festival of Chanukah

What do you need this Christmas?

Proud to be woke ... in its original meaning!

Lessons from lives well lived

Living between hope and surprise

A thankful parent

Reflecting On The Christmas Season

The Recognition Of Homelessness

Changing Attitudes

The Burden Of Care

I See You

Where Are You From?

Live Present

Reflecting On Hope

A Thought On A Thought For The Day

‘Rubbish In, Rubbish Out’

The Pressure Of Parenting

Gratitude And Hope

Silence

New Years Resolutions

New Years Resolutions

The Drawing Room

Challenged, Changed and Healed

Justice, Privilege, Love, Mercy

Ticking off your bucket list

Prayer as part of a daily routine

“Is Everyone Alright?”

Remembering What Is Important

“Are Ye Still At The Music, Aye?”

Are We Clear In Our Own Minds, What Our Wishes Might Be?

The BBC at 100 – The Power Of Radio

The Process of Remembering

Building Community

The Skill of Swimming

‘Giallo Ginestra’ and 'Calypso Red Metallic'

Judgementalism

Ancient Burials

Do We Value What We Measure, Or Measure What We Value?

“What Will Promote The Common Good?"

The Suffering Of Children

Kindness Is An Alloy

Untold Stories And Forgotten Histories..

Halloween developed from festivals for remembering the departed faithful

An outbreak of grace and generosity

Most of us don't like too much uncertainty

Animals are able to provide unique emotional support

Berlin is a feast for the senses, especially for urban regeneration

A personal tribute to Baroness May Blood

Book Week NI

Changes

The Croí

Embracing Darkness

Optimism vs Reality

Inspiring Stories

“Mother, Do You Think They’ll Drop The Bomb?”

Can You Keep A Secret?

Let The Perfect One Among You, Cast The First Stone

Friendships

Going Through The Motions Of Worship

Cresslough

A Reflection On Cresslough

Profit And Loss

The Value Of A Mentor

‘As We Wait To Draw Down The Blinds For Columba..”

‘Wealth Should Serve Humanity, Not The Other Way Round’

William Blake

Harvest

Amelia Earhart

Hollyhock

Sin

Crossing A Threshold

Will Your Anchor Hold, In The Storms Of Life?

Wild Swimming

Gritty Determination Is Grace In Action

Have We Come Away From Our Moorings?

A Strong Cultural Umbrella

A World In Turmoil

Reflecting, On The Morning of The State Funeral For Queen Elizabeth II

Reflection, Ahead Of Queen Elizabeth II’s State Funeral

Arrivals And Departures In Life

A Life Of Service

Taking A Leap Of Faith

Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep

Reflecting On The Death Of Queen Elizabeth II

Rev Dr Frank Sellar pays tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

The Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland pays tribute to HM Queen Elizabeth II

Leadership, Change and Consequence

All Things New

September

Dealing With Discomfort

Generous Christ-Likeness, Is Medicine To The Heart

A Paradigm Change

School Uniforms

Ensuring The Sins Of The Past Are Not Repeated

Mindfulness means paying attention to what is going on in the moment

The flowers were a gift from me to me.

The Book of Proverbs is full of practical wisdom

It was a classic example of attack the messenger, not the message.

Social media can be an unbroken feedback loop

Words have power

Don't be afraid of those uh-oh moments

We are conditioned to believe we should have concrete goals

Pride comes before a fall

A society diagnosed with sectarianism

A message for those getting their exam results

The Deceitfulness of Riches.

The Past is History, the Future is Mystery..

Worry and Anger