# school bus (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover school bus. Page: Feed: --- ## [Magnificent SEVEN Seventh consecutive major medal for superstar Kate](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/19/magnificent-seven-seventh-consecutive-major-medal-for-superstar-kate/) _2026-08-19 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Newly crowned European champion, Kate O’Connor, received a heroes welcome at her homecoming on Monday evening as Dundalk came out in the rain to congratulate their hometown hero. The homecoming which fittingly took place at the brand new Athletics track … Continue reading → ## [‘The GAA belongs to everyone’ – Cllrs call for Championship games to be free to air](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/19/%e2%80%98the-gaa-belongs-to-everyone%e2%80%99-cllrs-call-for-championship-games-to-be-free-to-air/) _2026-08-19 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ The wee county’s recent run to their first All-Ireland senior football semi-final since 1957 gave supporters a summer few are likely to forget, but supporters following their county from home can find some games available only through a paid streaming … Continue reading → ## [30th anniversary film on lifting of the Dundalk Central Signal Cabin](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/19/30th-anniversary-film-on-lifting-of-the-dundalk-central-signal-cabin/) _2026-08-19 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ In 1996, after many years of dedicated service, the Dundalk Central Signal Cabin was retired from operational use as it was no longer required. Recognising its historical importance, the then Station Master, Brendan McQuaid, arranged for the cabin to be … Continue reading → ## [Oran and Gareth to cycle 1000kms for Down Syndrome Ireland](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/12/oran-and-gareth-to-cycle-1000kms-for-down-syndrome-ireland/) _2026-08-12 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Two years ago, Louth Village man Oran Colgan set off on a journey of a lifetime as he cycled almost 2000 miles to Athens, Greece to help raise money for the Irish Red Cross and help their efforts to provide … Continue reading → ## [Chance to watch rare solar eclipse](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/12/chance-to-watch-rare-solar-eclipse/) _2026-08-12 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Millions of people will have their gaze fixed firmly skyward this evening as a rare solar eclipse sweeps across Europe. More than 90% of the sun will be obscured across Ireland between 6pm and 8pm this evening in what can … Continue reading → ## [Chloe ready to bloom in Tralee](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/12/chloe-ready-to-bloom-in-tralee/) _2026-08-12 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Louth Rose Chloe Moran has thanked the people of Louth for their unwavering support since she was chosen to represent Louth at the prestigious Rose of Tralee Festival which begins tomorrow. The Festival takes place all weekend before the Selection … Continue reading → ## [Kilcurry families face anxious wait for school bus places](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/05/kilcurry-families-face-anxious-wait-for-school-bus-places/) _2026-08-05 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Families in the Kilcurry area are facing an anxious wait to find out whether their children will have a place on a school bus to Bush Post Primary School when the new term begins. That is according to Fine Gael … Continue reading → ## [Unstoppable Kate to take on Europe](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/05/unstoppable-kate-to-take-on-europe/) _2026-08-05 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Dundalk’s Kate O’Connor has added another remarkable chapter to her glittering athletics career after producing a commanding performance to win heptathlon gold at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. And next the local medal machine will be looking to make it … Continue reading → ## [The Sarah Fagan Women’s Lap of Louth Returns for Sixth Year](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/08/05/the-sarah-fagan-womens-lap-of-louth-returns-for-sixth-year/) _2026-08-05 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ Cuchulainn Cycling Club have now finalised plans for this Year’s Sarah Fagan Women’s Lap of Louth which will take place on Sunday 16th August 2026. Now in its 6th Year, this annual “ladies only” cycle, attracts female cyclists from several … Continue reading → ## [Gardaí shoot man with knife with ‘less lethal round’ in Dundalk](https://www.dundalkleader.com/2026/07/22/gardai-shoot-man-with-knife-with-less-lethal-round-in-dundalk/) _2026-07-22 · editor · The Dundalk Leader_ On Monday evening (20th July 2026) at approximately 9.30pm, Gardaí responded to an incident involving a male armed with a knife at Dunnes carpark in Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk. Frontline Uniform Gardaí were supported by Armed Support Unit personnel. Gardaí engaged … Continue reading → ## [AI QA that opens fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UEO3pDLItOKl) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Run a browser QA from plain-English instructions; get GitHub issues and optional fix PRs. ## [Messiah Things](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2026-07-06-messiah-things/) _2026-07-06 · Upright and Breathing_ While teaching Adult Sunday School the previous Sunday I used the phrase "Messiah things" to describe actions taken by Jesus that confirmed or fulfilled prophecy about him being the Messiah, as I think it's a fun way to describe the actions of Jesus during his ministry. I wasn't expecting it to gain any traction, then the following Sunday a couple of people referenced it, one from over the pulpit,… ## [Trust but Verify](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-10-25-trust-but-verify/) _2025-10-25 · Upright and Breathing_ Ronald Reagan, fortieth president of the United States of America, was known for using the phrase "trust but verify" frequently. He used it in the context of negotiating with the U.S.S.R. for nuclear weapon restrictions, but it can be correctly used in many other contexts too.In the software development world where I used to work, this concept was used frequently, although it was called unit… ## [Cover Song - Amazing Grace by The Blind Boys of Alabama](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-10-24-cover-song-amazing-grace/) _2025-10-24 · Upright and Breathing_ I recently learned of The Blind Boys of Alabama and enjoyed listening to a variety of their songs. My favorite one is this wonderful cover of Amazing Grace, with the original words sung to the tune of The House of the Rising Sun. An unusual combination, but it works really well and I love it. ## [Another Thought on Prayer](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-07-12-another-thought-on-prayer/) _2025-07-12 · Upright and Breathing_ During my time as a pastor I heard many excuses for not praying about a situation. I'll save some of the excuses for other posts, but this time I'd like to address the issue of not praying about a situation because of the size of that situation. I found it interesting that there was no commonality in the size of the situations that caused this lack of prayer.Some folks would not pray about… ## [Describing your child's age](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-06-21-describing-yourchilds-age/) _2025-06-21 · Upright and Breathing_ Describing your child's age can be challenging, especially when talking to those who have not yet had much experience with children themselves. Every so often I'll see a social media post (written or video) complaining that parents are illogical in how they describe their children's ages. A classic one is wondering why parents switch from days to weeks, to months and then years and sometimes back… ## [A Few Observations on Prayer](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-06-13-observations-on-prayer/) _2025-06-13 · Upright and Breathing_ Prayer is interesting stuff. And having said that, I feel like I should immediately issue an understatement alert. Prayer is the art of mankind communicating with God and the moment you include the Lord in any matter, the possibilities become limitless. Prayer, therefore, is a big subject. Entire conferences and sermon series have been dedicated to the subject. Scholarly books have been written on… ## [Solitude as the white space in your life](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-02-01-solitude-as-whitespace/) _2025-02-01 · Upright and Breathing_ I love typography and layout design. I'm not a complete type nerd, but I do know that there is a difference between a typeface and a font, and what that difference is. I was the editor and creator of a state-level church magazine for over a decade, so I also have practical experience to back up my theory. There are many important principles to understand when laying out a document, newsletter or… ## [Surf where the waves are](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-01-17-surf-where-the-waves-are/) _2025-01-17 · Upright and Breathing_ Back when I was a young and carefree fellow, I was an enthusiastic member of the canoe and kayak club at Plymouth University. Plymouth, with it's deepwater port and Royal Navy dockyard had a breakwater, but a decent amount of swell for kayak surfing got through and if we wanted even more, we could go outside of the breakwater and find plenty of wave action. All of that was true except for when it… ## [Life Principle - Go Back To The Last Thing That Worked](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2025-01-09-life-principle-go-back-to-the-last-thing-that-worked/) _2025-01-09 · Upright and Breathing_ I thought that I'd written about this before, but upon checking my notes, I see that I'd put this in the "to be written" folder. Now seems like a good time to pull it out, dust off the idea and actually write it.I've written before that as a former pastor, a significant amount of the advice you offer to people is non-spiritual general purpose life principles. Often these come from observing other… ## [What did Peter do with those keys?](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-12-28-what-did-Peter-do-with-those-keys/) _2024-12-28 · Upright and Breathing_ Not only is Peter my favourite apostle, but he was also an important figure during both the ministry of Jesus and the early days of the church. There are many interesting things that can be written about Peter, but this time I want to talk about that time he received the keys of the kingdom of heaven and what he did with them subsequently.To set the context (Matthew 16:13-14), Jesus and his… ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/h0oF2b4u9n2o) _2024-12-28 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [Trust But Verify](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-12-18-trust-but-verify/) _2024-12-18 · Upright and Breathing_ Think about how many things you "just know" because you've heard them presented as true multiple times in your life. After 30 years of listening to sermons, I have a massive list of biblical nuggets that I have heard multiple preachers teach. The vast majority of them are true or at least based upon reasonable inferences from multiple scriptures (in the mouth of two or three witnesses – 2… ## [Thanksgiving](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-12-01-thanksgiving/) _2024-12-01 · Upright and Breathing_ It's the long Thanksgiving weekend over here in the United States of America. A time to come together with family and friends and be thankful. This is my favorite holiday on the calendar. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and Easter, but to me they're holidays where we are thankful for a specific thing. Christmas is a time to celebrate and be thankful for the coming of Jesus our Messiah. Easter… ## [My Favourite Apostle](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-11-12-my-favourite-apostle/) _2024-11-12 · Upright and Breathing_ I have a favourite apostle. There, I've admitted it and it feels like such a weight off of my chest. I don’t even know if I'm allowed to have a favourite. I've never heard anyone else ever speaking about having a favourite apostle. It's kind of a guilty pleasure, not unlike the fact that I liked listening to Abba back when I was a metalhead. Certainly not something you talk about in polite… ## [The Miracles of Jesus as his Calling Card](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-11-09-the-miracles-of-jesus-as-his-calling-card/) _2024-11-09 · Upright and Breathing_ Back in the day, people of status would have a calling card that they would leave at a place they visited if the person they sought was unavailable or absent. The card would have their name and appropriate contact information on it so that the person would know who had visited and how to reach them. The closest thing we have in these modern times would be a business card. Hold this thought until… ## [The Promised Land](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-11-03-the-promised-land/) _2024-11-03 · Upright and Breathing_ There are many references to the Promised Land in the scriptures. The Promised Land was an area that the Lord promised to Abraham (Genesis 12:1,7) and all of his descendants. The land area included in the promise was larger than modern Israel. It was composed of both modern Israel and an amount of the surrounding land (Joshua 1:3-4).The scriptures tell us much about the Promised Land and the story… ## [Black T-shirts](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-10-25-black-t-shirts/) _2024-10-25 · Upright and Breathing_ I've had the opportunity to share this small vignette from my life a couple of times recently, so I'll also share it here in-case anyone else might find it amusing.Before I was in the church, back when I lived in England, I was a bit of a metal-head. I listened to rock and heavy metal music and outside of work lived in jeans and black t-shirts. I had lots of black t-shirts, mostly band tour… ## [A Pastor Is A Saint Before They Are A Pastor](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-10-19-a-pastor-is-a-saint/) _2024-10-19 · Upright and Breathing_ A pastor is a saint before they are a pastor. I say this because there is tendency to regard pastors (all licensed ministers really) as above the regular folks in the church and I believe that this is unhealthy for church culture. Respecting your pastor and following their spiritual leadership is healthy, but considering them above you just because of their title is bad.For the record, when I use… ## [The Unspiritual Side of Pastoring](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-10-12-the-unspiritual-side-of-pastoring/) _2024-10-12 · Upright and Breathing_ Back in the mists of time, when I started as a pastor, I had this dream that the role would be amazingly spiritual all the time. Don't get me wrong, there certainly were spiritual activities. Preparing sermons and teachings for the Sunday and Wednesday services and teaching bible studies at other times counts as spiritual. The rest of the activities, while generally needful and important, were… ## [The Gold Standard for Power](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-10-07-The-Gold-Standard/) _2024-10-07 · Upright and Breathing_ The Lord sets the gold standard for power of all sorts.Destructive power. It seems uncontentious to say that Hollywood, and the media industry in general, does not like Christianity or anything to do with God. Freewill and all that. Of course, they are welcome to dislike whatever they wish. That being said, they do seem to spend a good amount of their time referencing it in various ways. The ten… ## [Pastoral Observations 3](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-09-23-pastoral-observations-3/) _2024-09-23 · Upright and Breathing_ "Pastor, I just feel that I'm not being fed." This is always a fun thing to be told by a member of your congregation. All that studying and sermon preparation wasted. The first time I had someone tell me this, I was distraught and blamed myself until I realised, looking back, that the issue was that I wasn't preaching what they wanted me to preach. Not going to name any names, but one family were… ## [Crush Every Threat in Real Time (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/z08VomQpDlxa) _2024-09-23 · **Sponsored**_ One agent for real-time detection, exposure tracking, and active defense. ## [Pastoral Observations 2](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-09-21-pastoral-observations-2/) _2024-09-21 · Upright and Breathing_ While I'm in the mode of sharing observations from my time as a pastor, here's another one. On a number of occasions, I had members of the congregation let me know that they were going to move far away from the area. When it was for a genuine life reason, one example was a young man joining the US Air Force, we wished them well and sent them off with our blessings. Every so often, though it was… ## [Pastoral Observations](https://simonpeter.org/blog/blog/posts/2024-09-19-pastoral-observations/) _2024-09-19 · Upright and Breathing_ As a pastor, you are afforded a front row seat into the lives of your congregation. Normally this is wonderful as you get to see their growth and share in their positive life events. Unfortunately, you also get to see the negatives and this is where you discover whether they are going to be, spiritually, a fight or flight person.Most people react spiritually in one of two ways to challenging life…