Sandyknowes Blog

Living beside the busiest roundabout in Northern Ireland gives plenty of opportunity for watching the world go by. Sandyknowes Blog is the personal blog of Niall Lockhart (minister of Ballyhenry). Pull in and have a read…

This Sunday - 29th March

27 March 2015

A donkey isn't the most impressive of animals. It never has been. And yet it is a donkey that takes centre stage this Sunday as we gather to remember and celebrate the events of the first 'Palm Sunday'. Mark will be focusing our thoughts on the identity of the one who was carried on that donkey into the city of Jerusalem all those years ago, as the crowds shouted for the salvation that only God could bring. As the events of that first Easter week unfolded those cries turned to calls for this same Jesus to be crucified.

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There is a First Time for All

26 March 2015

Guest Article by Marlene Ferguson (Wycliffe Bible Translators)

Imagine that this year you hear the Easter story and truly understand it for the first time...

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Living and Dying Well - Conference Resource

22 March 2015

On Thursday 22nd January the Presbyterian Church in Ireland and Union Theological College held a conference entitled 'Living and Dying Well'.

The aim of the conference was to bring together a number of leading thinkers in the UK  to address the sensitive ethical, pastoral and legal issues surrounding attempts to legislate in favour of assisted suicide.

The speakers included:

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Digging Deeper - Sunday 22nd March

20 March 2015

I don’t always get the chance to do this but I wanted to post a few extra thoughts, and pointers to further resources, that link in to this Sunday’s talk which is scheduled to be on Daniel 9 vs 1-19.

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Neighbours

18 March 2015

Today Neighbours is celebrating its 30th birthday.

I’m of an age where I associate Neighbours with the likes of Scott and Charlene, Des and Daphne, Jane, Mike and Mrs Mangle. It all seems like quite a while ago .

The whole idea of ‘Neighbours’ isn’t a new idea. As far back as the Old Testament book of Leviticus the Bible talks about neighbours. In chapter 19 verse 18 of that book we read: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’  

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