by Andy Roland | Feb 13, 2021 | Bible
Holy Week and the Problem of Time Introduction Unless we are an academic theologian, we normally don’t worry too much about problems of time as we read the accounts of Holy Week in the gospels. We may be subconsciously aware of certain discrepancies between the...
by Andy Roland | Feb 2, 2021 | Bible, Law, Psalms & Wisdom
How Psalms can help us get our prayers off the ground One reaction Last week I sent my ‘Discovering Psalms as Prayer’ to a fellow- retired priest, Canon Robin Morrison (author of ‘Love’s Energy’*). He sent me back a long reflective piece about it. Here are...
by Andy Roland | Jan 22, 2021 | Bible
WELCOME to the WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY – 2 18 – 25/1/21 Introduction Here beginneth the second instalment of my account of Christian Unity Week in Jerusalem which I attended in 2017. All the extracts come from my book ‘A Week of Prayer in...
by Andy Roland | Jan 8, 2021 | Bible, Post-modern times, Prayer, Psalms, Religion
BORIS’S BAD NEWS Cromwell Road, the A4 towards London On Monday 4th Boris announced we were all going into Tier 5 – effectively a lockdown – and ordered us all to stay at home. Up till then I had had quite a good lockdown, able to work on my laptop...
by Andy Roland | Jan 1, 2021 | Bible
Writing at Caffe Nero What a year! Two and a half months of normality then lockdown struck. How fortunate I was to have Linda, a beautiful flat, wonderful communal gardens and cafés and shops in easy reach. Here’s how it affected my writing. HAS THE CHURCH...
by Andy Roland | Dec 20, 2020 | Bible, Religion
One of the divides between the major faiths is ignorance, which then feeds prejudice. These blogs aim to help us pray and appreciate bow members fo other faiths pray. The theme this week is ‘Foundations’ – those prayers which as members for faith communities we...
