by Andy Roland | Jun 3, 2024 | Jesus, Newsletter, writing
MY WRITING LIFE MAY 2024 Spring at Chartwell. FAMILY AND FRIENDS The month started with Linda and I having a lovely weekend in the High Weald of Kent, eating at a great local pub ‘The Greyhound’. This was getting ready for the woodland burial of Linda’s friend...
by Andy Roland | May 30, 2024 | Apostles and their Letters, Bible, Jesus
Introduction There is a story of a waiter in a ’nouvelle cuisine’ restaurant asking a diner, “How did you find your steak, sir?” The response was, “I lifted up a pea and there it was.” Surely an article which appears to ask a similarly simplistic question,...
by Andy Roland | Apr 14, 2024 | Bible, Easter, Holy Week, Jesus
WHERE DOES JOHN FIT IN? THE STORY SO FAR Two months ago I wrote ‘What did he actually do?’ There I traced the events of Jesus’ last week on earth, using principally the Gospel of Mark. See ‘Jesus the Troublemaker’ on revandybooks.org and...
by Andy Roland | Mar 17, 2024 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY THINK? Jesus in Holy Week INTRODUCTION: STRESS & FEAR The Gospel of Mark starts his account of Holy Week several days before, with Jesus striding ahead of his disciples along the Jordan valley on his way to Jerusalem. They were on the road,...
by Andy Roland | Mar 11, 2024 | Jesus, Post-modern times, Religion
MY WRITING LIFE FEBRUARY 2024 Spring in Earls Court Or not! Because frankly my February had a LOT of church stuff, plus struggling with marketing and very little writing. CHURCH I definitely got my dog collar out of mothballs this month. This was for two Sunday...
by Andy Roland | Feb 15, 2024 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus, Lent
WHAT DID HE ACTUALLY DO? Thoughts on Holy Week – 1 LENT IS COMING! Easter is early this year (March 31st). So Ash Wednesday, marking the start of Lent is equally early. So here is a reminder of what I believe was the real story of Holy Week. It...
