Saturday 27th January Schools’ Cup fourth Round Methodist College vs Rainey Endowed School 10.45 kick off @ Rainey.

Schools' Cup Quarter Final Draw 👊💥

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Saturday 10th February Schools’ Cup Quarter Final Methodist College vs Sullivan Upper 10.30 kick off Enclosure

Christian churches are not as a rule, model communities of good behavior. They are, rather, [to be] places where human misbehavior is brought out in the open, faced, and dealt with. - Eugene Peterson

The restoration of the Church will surely come from a sort of new monasticism...[which carries] the uncompromising attitude of a life lived according to the Sermon on the Mount in the following of Christ. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Ulster set to appoint Murphy as head coach on a permanent basis: the42.ie/6374322

A man in a soaking suit, as he shouts over the Labour 97 anthem. Achingly apt

Word of the day is ‘absquatulate’ (19th century): to leave in a hurry.

He's won it all 🎶 Jonny Evans has now won EVERY major trophy there is to win with Manchester United 🏆 #EmiratesFACup

Yes Minister on bringing back national service

This is well worth a read... Leaders wanted for these testing times shar.es/agtNLq

A pretty etymology to kick off the day: the 'daisy' takes its name from the Old English 'dæges ēage', 'day's eye', because the flower opens its petals at dawn and slowly closes its 'eye' again at dusk.

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In my role as a pastor, I’m not trying to get everyone to agree on everything so much as I’m attempting to create environments where our disagreements don’t automatically become cause for disunity.

Excuse the emotion in this video. I have been wrestling all day with how to respond to #DonaldTrump winning the presidency again. It's time for a resistance of compassion... Rory Stewart Premier Christianity premierchristianity.com/opinion/as-a-c…

The reason change is so difficult in many churches is that members fall in love with methods, not with the mission.

Great article on covo- and bivocational ministry - the future is now. karlvaters.com/side-hustle-pa…

Donald Trump - the new Emperor Constantine? shar.es/agdp3z

The use of the term 'soft skills' persists to the detriment of the very skills it supposedly encapsulates - so what should they be called? Piece by Dr Ciarán Dunne Ciarán Dunne, Transversal Skills Director at DCU, for RTÉ Brainstorm. Read here: launch.dcu.ie/3SnXtQF