“As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man” (Proverbs 27:19). Welcome back dear student. Many great love songs have been written. The best songs tell a story. The tragic tales would bring a tear from a stone. A story needs a storyteller and an honest perspective. Many great songs are wistful ‘what if’s?’ Such a small statement - asking a big question and relating to every part of life. What if things had turned out differently? What if this hadn’t happene

“God arms me with strength, and He makes my way perfect” (Psalm 18:32) Welcome back dear student. What a privilege to watch Katie Taylor’s final fight at Croke Park – it embodied everything great about being Irish. I believe it was a night of reawakening Ireland to our roots – song, fun, and faith. The beauty of hearing the crowd belting out Grace, then the National Anthem, and hearing Big Jack’s voice again was just fabulous. Then Katie emerging on her last ring walk - worsh

“Catch the foxes for us, the little foxes that spoil the vineyards, for our vineyards are in blossom” - Song of Solomon 2:15 Welcome back dear student. The amount of information we have to deal with on a daily basis is huge. Our hearts and minds have to filter so much heart-breaking news, pettiness, criticism, along with many frightening reports. It takes a lot of energy just to keep up with it all. Not to mention dealing with work, finances, child rearing, and keeping the w

“Rather, you must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. All Glory to Him, both now and forever!” (2 Peter 3:18). Welcome back dear student, Peter warns that before the Lord Jesus Christ returns, there will be scoffers, controlled by their own sinful desires, who will mock believers in Jesus. He alerts us to get priorities in order, for everything will be tested by fire, just as in the past the earth was judged by water. Some spend all their ene

“Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus: looking to Him as your example in selfless humility” (Philippians 2:5 Amplified Bible) Welcome back dear student, when a baby is born people try to figure out ‘who does he or she look like?’ Some folks are literally the image of a parent, or they might talk or walk just like them. It can be more than just genes; from spending time with someone we can grow to be like them too – both good and bad! “When God creat