This month, I had the privilege of being invited to Southern Ireland to speak. It had been over a decade since I last visited the area, and I could not believe how much it had changed.
I met with a number of Baptist ministers seeking to plant churches in working-class estates around Cork, and I was asked to advise them accordingly. I was so encouraged by what I saw.
Ireland has gone through a huge transformation in recent years. Peace has brought prosperity. If you are a business seeking to trade in the EU through a native English-speaking country, post-Brexit, Ireland is your best option. House prices have boomed. They are building everywhere. Everything is so clean and beautiful and new.
Too Reformed for some, too liberal for others...
This summer, I have enjoyed my first sabbatical after 13 years of ministry. I am deeply thankful to my church …