It finally came through. Amidst all the turmoil caused by 2020, as of earlier this month, we finally obtained permanent residency (Green Card) in the United States. This process, which is usually fairly straightforward, was made more precarious and uncertain, in part due to the Covid-19 pandemic. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended all…Continue readingPermanent Residency Obtained
It has been two months since the launch of my book. I have been humbled by the response. I love the fact that a book on revival was was born in a prayer meeting on a Friday night (somewhere between 9:30 p.m. and midnight), where we meet to pray for revival. That sounds like something…Continue readingFirst Book: Breath From Heaven
Today I lost a father. Not my biological father. A father in the faith. A man who shaped the faith of my maternal grandparents. A man who shaped the congregation in which I was nurtured in the early days of my walk with Christ. A man who shaped the congregation in which I now minister.…Continue readingRemembering Dr. Alan Cairns
My Installation was on Friday, January 4, 2019 The move to Faith Free Presbyterian Church in Greenville SC, was, in many ways, the toughest move my wife and I have ever had to make. Moving to Australia was exciting, even though we were sacrificing our jobs for what may have been a 6-12 month period…Continue readingMy Installation as Minister of Faith Free Presbyterian Church
My installation was on Friday March 6, 2015 We arrived in Calgary on January 22, 2015, and I commenced my pulpit ministry on the Lord’s Day, January 25. The first few months in any new country are filled with practical matters: government paperwork, driver’s license, becoming familiar with the stores for groceries and other practical…Continue readingMy Installation as Minister of Calgary Free Presbyterian Church
My ordination service was a great blessing In a day when it has become all too common for people to enter Christian ministry to be self-determining their ‘call,’ an orderly approach to the Christian ministry and church planting is welcomed. Like much of our modern world, people demand things occur much faster than they did…Continue readingMy Ordination
For my age, I’m a fairly seasoned traveller. I’m not Michael Palin, but I’ve seen my fair share. However, the trip from Northern Ireland to Tasmania was my longest continual journey so far. Here’s a little insight into what it was like, just so you know what you’re getting yourself in for if you ever…Continue readingTraveling to Tasmania (and the Longest Sleep Ever)
No, I’m not dead, but I have been quieter than I had expected. After the fortnight in Perth, we began our 40 hour journey back to Northern Ireland, which included an 11 hour stop in Singapore. Actually, if you ever have to spend an extended time in an airport, Singapore is the place to do…Continue readingFlights, family and friends, fun, and the future
There’s such an irony about what we know as, ‘the pain of parting.’ On the one hand, it’s a horrible feeling, because you’re leaving something or someone that you love very much. On the other hand, if you didn’t feel that pain, you probably didn’t enjoy whatever it is you’re leaving behind. As I sit here…Continue readingLooking Back on My Time in South Australia
I’m sure we’re all guilty of shortening words occasionally. I know I do it, and where I’m from, some words are shortened so badly, it doesn’t even resemble the original word! Australians are good at it. Really good at it. For example, you’ve all heard of the term ‘Aussies’ I assume? Well, that’s just an appetiser.…Continue reading25 Words I’ve Heard Australians Shorten