• What If?

    Simple Pleasures I’m sitting on a weathered green plastic sun lounger in the back garden of a suburban English home; the sun is warm, not hot; the wind ebbs and flows in soft cooling gusts across my face and arms. There’s a simple pleasure in these things that goes beyond the sum of the elements.… Continue reading

  • Unsystematic Theology

    There’s a thought, an understanding that’s been hinting to me for some time, but which I’ve never fully explored. It goes like this: if God had wanted us to have a systematic theology he would have arranged the Bible differently. I know that this can be construed as one of those clever phrases that actually… Continue reading

  • Ballyhornan Beach – the Co. Down Coast

    There are so many nooks and crannies along the Co. Down coast that it’s almost impossible to decide on a favourite. The joy of day tripping is to just drive along the coast, stopping where and when you choose and relishing the views and the space. You see, by and large, the beaches that you… Continue reading

  • Carrick a Rede

    The new, improved bridge. Or, at least, improved if you don’t like the thrill of the old rickety affair that at least gave you a sense of height and danger… Continue reading

  • Ballyquintin

    One of our favourite spots to stop off for a bit of a beach comb is right at the end of the Ards Peninsula. Continue reading